院长

yuàn zhǎng
HSK 2Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

n
Refers to the top leader of a specific type of institution. The specific translation (e.g., dean, president, director) depends on the type of '院'.
dean (of a school/college); president (of an academy); chairman (of a court); chief (of a hospital). The highest administrative leader of an institution whose name contains the character 院.
学院、医院等以“院”命名的机构的最高负责人。
Synonyms:
负责人主管
Sentences:
  1. 明(míng)天(tiān)我(wǒ)们(men)学(xué)院(yuàn)要(yào)开(kāi)一(yī)个(gè)会(huì)，院(yuàn)长(zhǎng)会(huì)亲(qīn)自(zì)参(cān)加(jiā)。
    Tomorrow our college will hold a meeting, and the dean will attend in person.
  2. 这(zhè)位(wèi)医(yī)院(yuàn)的(de)院(yuàn)长(zhǎng)非(fēi)常(cháng)关(guān)心(xīn)病(bìng)人(rén)的(de)就(jiù)医(yī)体(tǐ)验(yàn)。
    The director of this hospital is very concerned about the patient experience.
  3. 法(fǎ)学(xué)院(yuàn)的(de)新(xīn)院(yuàn)长(zhǎng)是(shì)从(cóng)国(guó)外(wài)著(zhù)名(míng)大(dà)学(xué)聘(pìn)请(qǐng)来(lái)的(de)。
    The new dean of the law school was hired from a prestigious foreign university.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
yuàn院

courtyard; yard

HSK 2
cháng zhǎng长

long