校长 xiàozhǎng principal (of school, college or university)
principal (of school, college or university); president; headmaster
How to remember 校长: 校 school + 长 long = principal (of school, college or university).
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How it is used
- The head of a school - principal (K-12), headmaster, or university president.
- Here 长 reads zhǎng (head/chief), not cháng (long) - a common misreading. Compare 部长, 队长.
- Used as a title: 李校长 (Lǐ xiàozhǎng) Principal Li.
- For a company head use 总经理/董事长, not 校长 - 校长 is strictly educational institutions.
Example sentences
- 我校校长很老了。 Wǒxiào xiàozhǎng hěn lǎo le.Our school's principal is very old.
- 让我来介绍一下,这是我的校长。 Ràng wǒ lái jièshào yī xià zhè shì wǒde xiàozhǎng.Allow me to introduce you, this is my principal.
- 校长想跟你谈话。 Xiàozhǎng xiǎng gēn nǐ tánhuà.The principal wants to talk to you.