Writing
主任 (zhǔrèn) — how to say "director" in Chinese
主任
Director, head
noun
Character composition
主
host, main
任
position, responsibility
Radicals / Keys
丶
Dot
#3 · zhǔ · 1 stroke
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
办公室主任
bàn gōng shì zhǔ rèn
office director
系主任
xì zhǔ rèn
department head
Examples
我们部门的主任经验丰富，总是能给我们很好的指导。
The head of our department has extensive experience and always gives us good guidance.
办公室主任。
Office director.
Frequently asked questions
Director in Chinese meaning
"director" in Chinese is 主任 (zhǔrèn).
主任 meaning in English
主任 (zhǔrèn) means "Director, head".
How is 主任 pronounced?
It is pronounced zhǔrèn (written as zhuren). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Director in Chinese character
It is written 主任: 主 has 5 strokes, 任 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 主任?
主任 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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