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校长

xiào zhǎng · xiao zhang

Traditional 校長

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi, 名 míng

Meaning

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  1. (college, university) president
  2. headmaster
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In a conversation

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Hello, teacher

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)在(zài)学校(xuéxiào)门口(ménkǒu)见到(jiàndào)了(le)校长(xiàozhǎng)。

    Today I met the principal at the school gate.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)了(le)“校长(xiàozhǎng)好(hǎo)”吗(ma)？

    Did you say "hello, principal"?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)太(tài)紧张(jǐnzhāng)了(le)，说(shuō)成(chéng)了(le)“老师(lǎoshī)好(hǎo)”。

    I was too nervous and said "hello, teacher".

  4. Liangliang

    校长(xiàozhǎng)什么(shénme)反应(fǎnyìng)？

    What was the principal's reaction?

  5. Dengdeng

    校长(xiàozhǎng)笑(xiào)着(zhe)说(shuō)：你好(nǐhǎo)！

    The principal smiled and said: Hello!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

校(xiào)长(zhǎng)向(xiàng)每(měi)个(gè)毕(bì)业(yè)生(shēng)颁(bān)发(fā)了(le)毕(bì)业(yè)证(zhèng)书(shū)。

The principal presented each of the graduates with diploma.

Tatoeba: Chinese by baisong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)刚(gāng)成(chéng)为(wéi)一(yì)名(míng)校(xiào)长(zhǎng)。

He has just become a principal.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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校
jiào

to check; to collate; to proofread

长
cháng

length; long

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