会长

• 拼音: huì zhǎng
• 汉字拆解: 会 = 人 (person) + 云 (cloud, phonetic), gathering; 长 = pictograph of long hair, meaning chief or elder

含义

President; chairman. The head of an association, society, or organization.

Specifically for leaders of non-governmental organizations, chambers of commerce, academic societies, clubs, etc. Different from 总裁 (CEO of a company) or 主席 (political chairman). Common collocations: 商会会长 (chamber of commerce president), 学会会长 (society president), 当选会长 (elected as president).

例句

1. 他刚被选为市工商联合会的新一任会长。
2. 作为协会会长，她需要协调各方利益，工作压力很大。
3. 会长亲自主持了今天的年度大会。

用法指南

语境: organizations, business associations, societies

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 请问会长什么时候有空？(When is the president available?)
• 我们邀请会长致开幕词。(We invite the president to deliver the opening remarks.)

错误说法

• 用会长称呼公司总裁 (Don't use 会长 for a company CEO — use 总裁 or 董事长; 会长 is for associations, not corporations)

起源与历史

Compound of 会 (association, meeting) + 长 (head, chief). The leader of a 会 (society/association).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal