校长

xiào zhǎng

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Common

Definitions

1. (college, university) president
2. headmaster

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Word relationships

Related words

3 items

副校长

fù xiào zhǎng

vice-principal

副手，校长之下职位

学校

xué xiào

school

校长所管理的机构

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

校长的核心职能

Usage notes

Collocations

校长 is used with 当 or 担任 to mean 'to serve as the principal/president': 当校长.

Common mistakes

校长 refers only to the head of a school or university, not to a company president; use 总裁 or 总经理 for businesses.

Example Sentences

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校长授予了他荣誉证书。

The principal awarded him an honorary certificate.

校长给获奖学生颁发了证书。

The principal awarded certificates to the winning students.

校长亲自来参加活动。

The principal personally came to attend the event.

校长号召学生参加志愿活动。

The principal called on the students to participate in volunteer activities.

校长在办公室里工作。

The principal works in the office.

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Words Containing 校长

副校长

fù xiào zhǎng

vice-principal

Child Words of 校长

length

chief

to check; to collate; to proofread

校

xiào

(bound form) school; college

校长