Chinese Word of the Day

校长
xiào zhǎng

headmaster

Definitions

Chinese > English
校长
1. Simplified form of 校長
校長	xiàozhǎng
1. n. principal (of a school); headteacher
她被任命為wéi 校長zhǎng。 - She was appointed principal.
接下來，有請我們的校長zhǎng 發表演講。 - Next, we invite our principal to give a speech.
2. n. president (of a school or university)
3. n. (ancient China) leader of a soldier division
English > Chinese
headmaster
1. 校长
Components
校	xiào
1. school; college; university
軍校 - military school
2. (military) field officer
3. (historical) horsekeeper official
4. to proofread; to check; to compare
5. (printing) proof
6. (Cantonese) to adjust
校gaau3 返啱隻錶 - to adjust a watch to the correct time
长
1. Simplified form of 長
長	cháng
1. long (of distance)
長征 - Long March
2. length
全長 - full length (of a river)
3. long (in space); far; distant
4. long (of time); lasting
5. everlasting; permanent
6. constantly; frequently
7. straight; perfectly straight
8. upright; right; good; fine
9. strength; advantage; merit
10. skill; specialism
11. to excel in
12. to begin to grow; to grow; to develop
長zhǎng大 - to grow old
我家的樹長zhǎng 得很健康。 - The tree in my house is growing healthily.
13. (of a person) to look; to appear (e.g. beautiful)
14. to increase; to enhance
15. (intransitive) to increase; to go up
16. to nourish
17. old (of age)
年長zhǎng - senior
18. senior; elder
兄長zhǎng - elder brother
19. leader; master; chief; head
20. eldest; oldest
21. to exalt; to honor
22. to wield; to be in control of
23. (archaic) length; measure of length
24. (archaic, Min) to be left over; surplus, residue
今旦飯長野儕。 (gĭng-dáng buông diông iā sâ̤, MD) - There is a lot of leftover food today.
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Pronunciation

xiào zhǎng

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