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部长

bù zhǎng

minister; head of department

Stroke order of 部长

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

部 · 10 strokes长 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

A department 部 elder 长: the head of a ministry.

Parts: 部 department (咅 + 阝 city) + 长 long, chief

The characters in 部长

  • 部 bù — department; ministry; part (10 strokes)
  • 长 zhǎng — to grow; head; chief (4 strokes)

Example sentence

部长明天来我们学校。

The minister is coming to our school tomorrow.

Words with 部

部分part大部分most; the greater part一部分a part全部all; whole部门department部department; ministry; part东部eastern part西部western part南部southern part北部northern part中部central part

Words with 长

长大to grow up家长parent; head of family班长class monitor队长team captain组长group leader市长mayor校长headmaster; principal院长dean; director (of an institute)长to grow; head; chief所长head of an institute长城the Great Wall长期long-term长处strong point成长to grow up生长to grow增长to grow; growth

More words: Jobs & Roles

老板boss员工employee; staff职工staff; workers人员staff; personnel员member; employee工程师engineer公务员civil servant专家expert主任director; head所长head of an institute领导leader; to lead保安security guard警察police; police officer交警traffic police服务员waiter; attendant大夫doctor

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