---
title: "Dongshi Meaning: 董事 (director) or 懂事 (sensible)?"
description: "董事 (dǒngshì) means “director; board member”. Not the dongshi you heard? See 懂事. Hear its tones, see what 董 and 事 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 董事 mean?

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董事 dǒngshì

## director; board member

## Its characters

1. 董 dǒng to supervise
2. 事 shì thing

## In a sentence

他是这家公司的董事。 He is a director of this company.

[More about 董事](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%91%A3%E4%BA%8B)

## Other words said dongshi

- [懂事dǒngshìsensible](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%87%82%E4%BA%8B)

## More words with 董 or 事

- [办事 bànshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banshi)
- [办事处 bànshìchù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banshichu)
- [本事 běnshi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benshi)
- [从事 cóngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congshi)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)
- [董事会 dǒngshìhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongshihui)
- [董事长 dǒngshìzhǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongshizhang)
- [故事 gùshi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gushi)
- [军事 jūnshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/junshi)
- [民事 mínshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minshi)

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