Meaning of 校长
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (college, university) president
- headmaster
Measure word: 個|个,位,名
How to use 校长
校长 is used for the head of a school at any level, from a primary school principal to a university president. Students and staff often address the person directly as 校长 or as surname plus 校长, like 王校长. Example: 我们的校长很年轻。(Wǒmen de xiàozhǎng hěn niánqīng.) Our principal is very young.
校 (xiào) is the 校 in 学校 (xuéxiào, school), and 长 (zhǎng) means the head or leader. Put them together and you get the head of the school.
Common mistake: Learners often read 长 here as cháng (long), but in 校长 it is zhǎng, the third-tone reading meaning leader, as in 市长 (shìzhǎng) and 队长 (duìzhǎng). Also keep 校 (xiào) in the fourth tone. Do not confuse it with the third-tone 小 (xiǎo, small).
校长 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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校 xiào · school · 10 strokes
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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 校长.
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 队长 | duìzhǎng | captain; team leader |
| 市长 | shìzhǎng | mayor |
| 家长 | jiāzhǎng | head of a household; family head |
| 院长 | yuànzhǎng | the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university presi |
| 校园 | xiàoyuán | campus |
| 组长 | zǔzhǎng | group leader |
| 班长 | bānzhǎng | class monitor; squad leader |
| 部长 | bùzhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief |
| 成长 | chéngzhǎng | to mature; to grow |
| 长期 | chángqī | long-term; for a protracted period |
Questions about 校长
What does 校长 mean?
校长 (xiàozhǎng) means "(college, university) president; headmaster" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 校长?
校长 is made of 2 characters: 校 (10 strokes), 长 (4 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 校长 an HSK word?
Yes. 校长 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 校长 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 校长 is written 校長.
What is the difference between 校长 and 院长?
校长 heads a whole school or university. 院长 heads an institution whose name ends in 院, such as a college within a university, a hospital (医院), or a research institute.
How do you say vice principal in Chinese?
Add 副 (fù) in front: 副校长 (fùxiàozhǎng) means vice principal or vice president of a university.