部长
HSK 3 (2021)
部长 (bùzhǎng) · minister
部长 (bùzhǎng) means “minister; head of a department”. It is written with 2 characters: 部 (department) + 长 (long). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 部长 is built
The characters
部 bù · department
What 部 is made of
- 咅pǒu — to spit out
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 咅 gives the sound. (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
部长明天来开会。Bùzhǎng míngtiān lái kāihuì.The section head is coming to the meeting tomorrow.
他是我们部的部长。Tā shì wǒmen bù de bùzhǎng.He is the head of our department.
Questions about 部长
What does 部长 mean?
部长 (bùzhǎng) means “minister; head of a department”.
How do you pronounce 部长?
部长 is pronounced bùzhǎng.
Which HSK level is 部长?
部长 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 部分bùfenpart
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 全部quánbùall
- 一部分yībùfenpart
- 北部běibùnorthern part
- 部门bùméndepartment
- 东部dōngbùthe east
- 南部nánbùsouthern part
- 西部xībùthe west
- 中部zhōngbùcentral part
Learn 部长 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.