Writing
院长 (yuàn zhǎng) — how to say "dean" in Chinese
院长
Dean
noun
Character composition
院
courtyard, institute
长
head, chief
Radicals / Keys
阜
Mound
#170 · fù · 8 strokes
長
Long
#168 · cháng · 8 strokes
Collocations
学院院长
xuéyuàn yuànzhǎng
head of a college
Examples
院长在会议上讲话。
The dean speaks at the meeting.
院长来了。
The dean came.
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Frequently asked questions
Dean in Chinese meaning
"dean" in Chinese is 院长 (yuàn zhǎng).
Yuan zhang meaning in English
院长 (yuàn zhǎng) means "Dean".
How is 院长 pronounced?
It is pronounced yuàn zhǎng (written as yuan zhang, yuanzhang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "dean" in Chinese characters?
It is written 院长: 院 has 9 strokes, 长 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 院长?
院长 is on the HSK 3.0 level 4 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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