Definition
区长 (correctly pronounced qū zhǎng) refers to the head or chief executive of a district (区), typically an administrative division within a city. The input pinyin ōu is a data error; the standard pronunciation is qū zhǎng. This title is used in both historical and modern contexts for the person in charge of a district's governance.
n.
district headdistrict chief (administrative official)
Examples
- 区长。Tā shì zhège qū de ōu.He is the district head of this area.
- 区长。ōu fùzé guǎnlǐ běn qū de xíngzhèng shìwù.The district head is responsible for managing the administrative affairs of this district.
- 区长。Xīn lái de ōu hěn yǒu jīngyàn.The newly arrived district head is very experienced.
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