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家长

jiā zhǎng · jia zhang

Traditional 家長

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. head of a household
  2. family head
  3. patriarch
  4. parent or guardian of a child
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Puppy school

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)学校(xuéxiào)明天(míngtiān)开(kāi)家长会(jiāzhǎnghuì)。

    My puppy's school holds a parents' meeting tomorrow.

  2. Dengdeng

    小狗(xiǎogǒu)也(yě)有(yǒu)家长会(jiāzhǎnghuì)？

    Puppies have parents' meetings too?

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是(shì)它(tā)的(de)家长(jiāzhǎng)吗(ma)？

    Are you its parent?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)是(shì)家长(jiāzhǎng)，它(tā)是(shì)学生(xuésheng)。

    Right. I am the parent and it is the student.

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)学习(xuéxí)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How does it do?

  6. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)它(tā)很(hěn)聪明(cōngming)，就是(jiùshì)上课(shàngkè)吃(chī)东西(dōngxi)。

    The teacher says it's smart, it just eats in class.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

学(xué)校(xiào)明(míng)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)要(yào)开(kāi)家(jiā)长(zhǎng)会(huì)。

The school is holding a parents' meeting tomorrow afternoon.

02

很(hěn)多(duō)家(jiā)长(zhǎng)都(dōu)关(guān)心(xīn)孩(hái)子(zi)的(de)学(xué)习(xí)成(chéng)绩(jì)。

Many parents care about their children's academic performance.

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家
jiā

home; family

长
cháng

length; long

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