所长
HSK 3 (2021)
所长 (suǒzhǎng) · director
所长 (suǒzhǎng) means “director; head of an institute or office”. It is written with 2 characters: 所 (measure word for schools, houses) + 长 (long). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 所长 is built
The characters
所 suǒ · measure word for schools, houses
What 所 is made of
- 户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 斤jīn — catty
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: An axe 斤 swung at a door 户 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
长 cháng · long
What 长 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
所长今天不在办公室。Suǒzhǎng jīntiān bù zài bàngōngshì.The director isn't in the office today.
你们的所长是谁？Nǐmen de suǒzhǎng shì shéi?Who is your director?
Questions about 所长
What does 所长 mean?
所长 (suǒzhǎng) means “director; head of an institute or office”.
How do you pronounce 所长?
所长 is pronounced suǒzhǎng.
Which HSK level is 所长?
所长 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 所以suǒyǐso
- 所有suǒyǒuall
- 场所chǎngsuǒplace
- 无所谓wúsuǒwèito not care
- 因为所以yīnwèi suǒyǐbecause…, so…
- 厕所cèsuǒtoilet
- 理所当然lǐsuǒdāngránnatural
- 力所能及lìsuǒnéngjíwithin one's ability
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knows
- 所suǒmeasure word for schools, houses
Learn 所长 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.