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局长

júzhǎng

bureau chief

A bureau chief sitting at a desk
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Characters in this word

局 jú

Strokes
7
Radical
尸 — body, corpse
Made of
尺 ruler, tape-measure 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

长 cháng

Strokes
4
Radical
长 — long, lasting
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 局长来了。 Jú zhǎng lái le. The bureau chief has come.
  • 局长在开会。 Jú zhǎng zài kāi huì. The bureau chief is in a meeting.
  • 她是新局长。 Tā shì xīn jú zhǎng. She is the new bureau chief.

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