外长

外長
wàizhǎng
noun #60,309

Meanings

  1. 1 foreign minister

Examples

HSK 5
Zhōngguó wàizhǎng fǎngwèn le Fǎguó.
China's foreign minister visited France.
HSK 7-9
Liǎng guó wàizhǎng huìtán hòu jǔxíng le liánhé jìzhěhuì.
After their talks, the two countries' foreign ministers held a joint press conference.

Tips

usage
The news short form of 外交部长 'minister of foreign affairs'. Headlines shorten other ministers the same way: 财长 'finance minister', 防长 'defense minister'.
mistakes
长 here is 'head, chief', as in 部长 'minister' and 校长 'principal'. It is not 长 'long'.

Stroke Order

外 wài
长 cháng