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家长

jiā zhǎng

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 家長

家长 (jiā zhǎng) means "head of a household; family head; patriarch". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 家长 means

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

The characters in 家长

• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte

Words starting with 家长

• 家长会jiā zhǎng huìparent-teacher conference; parents' association
• 家长制jiā zhǎng zhìpatriarchal system
• 家长家短jiā cháng jiā duǎnfamily goings-on

Words containing 家长

• 东家长西家短dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎnto gossip (idiom)
• 张家长，李家短Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎnlit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors

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