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系主任

Mandarin · pinyin xì zhǔ rèn

Meanings

  1. head of a (university) department; department chair
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系
xì · system; line, link, connection
主
zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
任
rèn · trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow
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4–3–4 · xi4 zhu3 ren4

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noun

  1. head of department (in a university)

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