班长 (bān zhǎng) — class monitor (student leader of a class); squad leader (military, responsible for a small unit); team leader (in a work or project group)
Definition
Literally 'class leader' (班长): the student assigned to lead a class. Extended to mean squad leader in the military and team leader in a project or work group — same idea, just bigger or smaller scale.
noun
class monitor (student leader of a class)squad leader (military, responsible for a small unit)team leader (in a work or project group)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 班长。Wǒ men bān de bān zhǎng fù zé shōu fā zuò yè.Our class monitor is responsible for collecting and handing out homework.
- 班长，。Tā zài bù duì dāng guò bān zhǎng, guǎn lǐ jīng yàn hěn fēng fù.He served as a squad leader in the military, so he has a lot of management experience.
- 班长。Xiàng mù bān zhǎng měi tiān dōu yào xiàng jīng lǐ huì bào jìn dù.The team leader has to report progress to the manager every day.
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