家长

jiā zhǎng

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

Definitions

1. family head
2. patriarch
3. parent or guardian of a child

Word relationships

Related words

1 item

• 监护人 jiān hù rén 监护人 jiān hù rén guardian 法律上指对未成年人负有监督保护责任的人: guardian

Synonyms

1 item

• 父母 fù mǔ 父母 fù mǔ father and mother; parents 指父亲和母亲，与家长的‘父母’义项接近: father and mother; parents

Usage notes

Collocations

Common phrase: '开家长会' (hold a parents' meeting). Not used as a title; addressing someone as '张家长' is incorrect.

Common mistakes

Do not use '家长' as a polite address for an adult; it means parent/guardian specifically, not a general honorific like '先生'.

Example Sentences

1 shown

家长 应该参加学校的 家长 会。

Parents should attend the school's parent-teacher meeting.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 家长

• 家长制 家长制 jiā zhǎng zhì: patriarchal system
• 家长家短 家长家短 jiā cháng jiā duǎn: family goings-on
• 家长会 家长会 jiā zhǎng huì: parent-teacher conference
• 张家长，李家短 张家长，李家短 zhāng jiā cháng , lǐ jiā duǎn: lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
• 东家长西家短 东家长西家短 dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn: to gossip (idiom)

Child Words of 家长

• 长 长 cháng: length
• 长 长 zhǎng: chief
• 家 家 jiā: home