English–Chinese

“captain” in Chinese

Chinese

Also船长 (chuán zhǎng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinduì zhǎng

Example

队长把队旗交给了他。duì zhǎng bǎ duì qí jiāo gěi le tā

The captain handed him the team flag.

Illustration for 队长 (captain)

How to say “captain” in Chinese

“Captain” in Chinese is 队长 (duì zhǎng).

The person who keeps a team together and represents it.

Full entry for 队长: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 队长

今天班里选他当队长了。jīn tiān bān lǐ xuǎn tā dāng duì zhǎng le

Today, the class chose him as captain.

Tips for using 队长

  • The English word captain also names the person in charge of a ship, but this Chinese term points to a team or organized group.

Other Chinese words for “captain”

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船长

chuán zhǎng

nouncaptain

他是我们船上的船长。tā shì wǒ men chuán shàng de chuán zhǎng

He is the captain of our ship.

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