zǒng​chángzǒng​zhǎng

total length

zǒng​cháng total length

  1. zǒng adjective
    overall
    (bound form) general; overall; total; comprehensive
  2. cháng adjective
    long
    long in space or time; lasting

zǒng​zhǎng cabinet minister

  1. zǒng adjective
    chief
    (bound form) chief; head; leading; for-the-whole
  2. chief
    head of an organization; leader; director; person in charge

zǒng​zhǎng chief of staff

  1. abbreviation of 总参 總參 zǒng​cān
    General Staff Department
    (bound form) abbreviation for the General Staff Department of the People's Liberation Army, responsible for military planning, intelligence, and personnel.
  2. abbreviation of 参谋长 參謀長 cān​móu​zhǎng
    chief of staff
    the senior staff officer of a military headquarters or large organization