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The Chinese word zhuren - 主任 - zhǔrèn
(director in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhǔrèn
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English translations
director,
manager, rector, chief
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of zhǔrèn are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese example sentence with 主任 ( zhuren / zhǔrèn ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta shi yiyuan de zhuren.
Tā shì yīyuàn de zhǔrèn.
他是医院的主任。
– English translation: He is a department head at the hospital.
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main | office, responsibility
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