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部长

Traditional: 部長

bù zhǎng

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

bù zhǎng · bou6 zoeng2 (Jyutping)

  1. head of a (government etc) department
  2. section chief
  3. section head
  4. secretary
  5. minister
  6. CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

部

Meaning
part, division, section
Radical
阝
Strokes
10
Components
⿰咅阝
Cangjie
YRNL
Four-corner
0762.7

长

Meaning
long; length; excel in; leader
Radical
长
Strokes
4
Components
⿻?一
Cangjie
LHMO
Four-corner
4273

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