How is 院长 pronounced?

院长 is pronounced “yuàn zhǎng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 院长?

院长 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

HSK 2n

院长

Traditional: 院長

yuàn zhǎng

院长 (yuàn zhǎng) means “the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese word (traditional 院長) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 个

How to write 院长

Practice each character:

院长

Example

院长来了。

Yuànzhǎng lái le.

The dean has arrived.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 院长 mean?: 院长 (yuàn zhǎng) means “the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 院长 pronounced?: 院长 is pronounced “yuàn zhǎng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 院长?: 院长 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Updated: 2026-07-18