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CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

家长

jiāzhǎng

head of a household

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

head of a household

02

family head

03

patriarch

04

parent or guardian of a child

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 家长

What does 家长 mean in Chinese?

家长 (jiāzhǎng) means head of a household.

How do you pronounce 家长?

家长 is pronounced jiāzhǎng.

Is 家长 an HSK word?

家长 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 家长?

家长 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.

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