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队长

duì zhǎng · dui zhang

Traditional 隊長

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. captain
  2. team leader
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Captain for the day

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)队(duì)的(de)队长(duìzhǎng)今天(jīntiān)没(méi)来(lái)。

    Our team captain did not come today.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)谁(shéi)当(dāng)队长(duìzhǎng)？

    Then who will be captain?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)当(dāng)吧(ba)！

    You do it!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)？好(hǎo)！队长(duìzhǎng)的(de)第一个(dìyīgè)命令(mìnglìng)：休息(xiūxi)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)！

    Me? OK! Captain's first order: rest for ten minutes!

  5. Liangliang

    比赛(bǐsài)还(hái)没(méi)开始(kāishǐ)呢(ne)！

    The game has not even started!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)选(xuǎn)她(tā)为(wéi)我(wǒ)们(men)队(duì)的(de)队(duì)长(zhǎng)。

We elected her captain of our team.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)就(jiù)只(zhǐ)告(gào)诉(sù)你(nǐ)，我(wǒ)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)新(xīn)队(duì)长(zhǎng)。

Between you and me, I don't like our new team captain.

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

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队
duì

squadron; team

长
cháng

length; long

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