长 長 zhǎng chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 书记 書記 shū ji secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) / clerk / scribe syn 试卷 試卷 shì juàn examination paper / test paper / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] syn 下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) syn 首要 shǒu yào the most important / of chief importance syn 主帅 主帥 zhǔ shuài (military) commander-in-chief / (sports) team manager / coach syn 化验 化驗 huà yàn chemical examination / to do a lab test 三甲 sān jiǎ 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination / (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等[san1 ji2 jia3 deng3]) 二甲 èr jiǎ 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up) 股长 股長 gǔ zhǎng person in charge of a 股[gu3] (section or department) / head / chief / director / (in a class in a school) student responsible for a specific duty, e.g. 風紀股長|风纪股长[feng1 ji4 gu3 zhang3] discipline monitor 质证 質證 zhì zhèng examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law 吴仁宝 吳仁寶 wú rén bǎo Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 華西村|华西村[Hua2 xi1 Cun1], responsible for turning it into a modern rich community 首 shǒu head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc syn 试 試 shì to test / to try / experiment / examination / test syn 卷 juàn scroll / book / volume / chapter / examination paper / classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll syn 帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead / to command / handsome / graceful / dashing / elegant / (coll.) cool! / sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 局长 局長 jú zhǎng bureau chief / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 部长 部長 bù zhǎng head of a (government etc) department / section chief / section head / secretary / minister / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 龙头 龍頭 lóng tóu faucet / tap / bicycle handlebar / chief / boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader / front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2chuan2] syn 报考 報考 bào kǎo to enter oneself for an examination syn 首席 shǒu xí chief (representative, correspondent etc) syn 主编 主編 zhǔ biān editor in chief 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng head / boss / chief syn 处长 處長 chù zhǎng department head / section chief 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light syn 上将 上將 shàng jiàng general / admiral / air chief marshal 笔试 筆試 bǐ shì written examination / paper test (for an applicant) 总管 總管 zǒng guǎn to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility) / person in charge / manager / (old) butler (of a rich family) / chief steward 元帅 元帥 yuán shuài (military) marshal / commander-in-chief syn 霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / overlord / hegemon 村长 村長 cūn zhǎng village chief / village head 招考 zhāo kǎo to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old) 老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn 中心主任 Chief of Centre 办公室主任 辦公室主任 bàn gōng shì zhǔ rèn Chief of Office 首席执行官 首席執行官 shǒu xí zhí xíng guān chief executive officer (CEO) 入场 入場 rù chǎng to enter the venue for a meeting / to enter into an examination / to enter a stadium, arena etc 科长 科長 kē zhǎng section chief / CL:個|个[ge4] 统帅 統帥 tǒng shuài command / commander-in-chief syn 切片 qiē piàn to slice / slice / thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination) syn 司长 司長 sī zhǎng bureau chief 联考 聯考 lián kǎo entrance examination 进士 進士 jìn shì successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination / palace graduate 统考 統考 tǒng kǎo unified examination (e.g. across the country) 总司令 總司令 zǒng sī lìng commander-in-chief / top military commander for a country or theater of operations syn 酋长 酋長 qiú zhǎng headman (of primitive people) / tribal chief / used as translation for foreign leaders, e.g. Indian Rajah or Arab Sheik or Emir 参谋长 參謀長 cān móu zhǎng chief of staff 预审 預審 yù shěn preliminary hearing / interrogation (of a suspect) / preliminary examination (of a project etc) 区长 區長 qū zhǎng district chief 举人 舉人 jǔ rén graduate / successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination 会考 會考 huì kǎo unified examination 都督 dū dū (army) commander-in-chief (archaic) / provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD) 总编辑 總編輯 zǒng biān jí chief editor (of newspaper) syn 主将 主將 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization) syn 副处长 副處長 Deputy Chief of Branch 答卷 dá juàn completed examination paper / answer sheet / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 头头 頭頭 tóu tóu head / chief syn 口试 口試 kǒu shì oral examination / oral test 行政长官 行政長官 xíng zhèng zhǎng guān chief executive / magistrate 科举 科舉 kē jǔ imperial examination 元凶 yuán xiōng chief offender / main culprit syn 副厅长 副廳長 fù tīng zhǎng Deputy Chief of Office 总编 總編 zǒng biān chief editor (of newspaper) / abbr. for 總編輯|总编辑 syn 探花 tàn huā candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4yuan2]) / (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet 卷子 juàn zi test paper / examination paper syn 业务主管 業務主管 chief operating officer 考试院 考試院 kǎo shì yuàn Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / exam board 副司长 副司長 fù sī cháng Deputy Chief of Division 乡长 鄉長 xiāng zhǎng village chief / mayor (of village or township) 大帅 大帥 dà shuài (old) commanding general / commander-in-chief / (Qing dynasty) title for a governor-general (provincial military governor) 總督|总督[zong3 du1] 重新审视 重新審視 chóng xīn shěn shì a re-examination / to have another look at sth 包工头 包工頭 bāo gōng tóu chief labor contractor 将帅 將帥 jiàng shuài commander-in-chief, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess syn 董建华 董建華 dǒng jiàn huá Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005 执行长 執行長 zhí xíng zhǎng (Tw) chief executive 党主席 黨主席 dǎng zhǔ xí party chief 榜眼 bǎng yǎn candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination / see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2] 特首 tè shǒu chief executive of Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong or Macao) / abbr. for 特別行政區首席執行官|特别行政区首席执行官 syn 总参谋长 總參謀長 zǒng cān móu zhǎng (military) Chief of Staff 正职 正職 zhèng zhí main job / day job / steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual) / chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy) 及第 jí dì to pass an imperial examination syn 首席代表 shǒu xí dài biǎo chief representative 交卷 jiāo juàn to hand in one's examination script syn 会试 會試 huì shì metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination) syn 赶考 趕考 gǎn kǎo to go and take an imperial examination syn 课长 課長 kè zhǎng section chief (of an administrative unit) / head (of a department) 验尸 驗屍 yàn shī autopsy / postmortem examination 折桂 zhé guì to win the laurels / to pass an imperial examination / to win a championship syn 祸首 禍首 huò shǒu chief offender / main culprit syn 执政官 執政官 zhí zhèng guān consul (of the Roman Republic) / magistrate (chief administrator) 次长 次長 cì zhǎng deputy chief 勘验 勘驗 kān yàn to investigate / examination syn 魁首 kuí shǒu chief / first / brightest and best syn 体格检查 體格檢查 tǐ gé jiǎn chá physical examination / clinical examination / health checkup 副科长 副科長 fù kē cháng Deputy Chief of Section 中举 中舉 zhòng jǔ to pass the provincial level imperial examination 冠冕 guān miǎn royal crown / official hat / official / leader / chief / elegant and stately syn 何厚铧 何厚鏵 hé hòu huá He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, Chief Executive 1999-2009 