yuàn zhǎng
dean
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院长在办公室里。
yuànzhǎng zài bàngōngshì lǐ.
The dean is in the office.
院长正在开会。
yuànzhǎng zhèngzài kāihuì.
The dean is in a meeting.
院长讲话了。
yuànzhǎng jiǎnghuàle.
The dean gave a speech.
院长 (yuànzhǎng)
Dean
校长 (xiàozhǎng)
Principal
The Chinese word 院长 (yuànzhǎng) is composed of two characters: 院 (yuàn) and 长 (zhǎng). 院 originally meant "a courtyard" or "a house with a courtyard", and later extended to refer to "a government office" or "a school". 长 originally meant "to grow" or "to become long", and later extended to refer to "a leader" or "a person in charge". Therefore, the word 院长 literally means "the person in charge of a government office or a school". In modern Chinese, 院长 is used as a title for the head of a university, a hospital, or other institution.
