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園長

简园长 · 繁園長

Mandarin · pinyin yuán zhǎng

person in charge of a place that ends in 園 yuán (e.g. a vineyard 葡萄園 pú tao yuán, zoo 動物園 dòng wù yuán, cemetery 陵園 líng yuán etc)

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園: yuán · garden; park, orchard
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
园: yuán · garden; park, orchard
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–3 · yuan2 zhang3

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