Definition
校长 (xiào zhǎng) is the head of a school (e.g., primary, middle, high school, or university). It differs from 院长 (yuàn zhǎng), which is the head of an institution ending in 院, such as a college (学院), hospital (医院), or research institute (研究院).
noun
headmasterprincipalpresident (of a school)
Measure word · 个, 位, 名
Easily confused
- 嚣张xiāo zhāngsound-alikearrogant and overbearing; brazenly aggressive
Examples
- 校长。Wǒmen xuéxiào yǒu yí wèi xīn xiào zhǎng.Our school has a new principal.
- 校长。Zhè wèi xiào zhǎng měitiān zǎoshang dōu lái de hěn zǎo.This principal comes very early every morning.
- 校长。Xuéshēngmen dōu hěn xǐhuan tāmen de xiào zhǎng.The students all like their principal very much.
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