Chinese Conversation · Level 43
90 words
Chinese word
家长
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiā zhǎng
Meaning
- nounparent
Example
孩子生病了，学校通知家长来接。hái zi shēng bìng le xué xiào tōng zhī jiā zhǎng lái jiē
The child is sick, so the school notified the parent to come and pick them up.
More examples
家长会在下周举行。jiā zhǎng huì zài xià zhōu jǔ xíng
The parents' meeting will take place next week.
Core concept
The adult responsible for a child's well-being and for dealing with schools or other institutions.
Common phrases
家长会jiā zhǎng huì
parents' meeting
家长来接jiā zhǎng lái jiē
parent comes to pick up
Similar words
爸爸bà bà: The father of a child, in the familiar form used by the child.
妈妈mā mā: The mother of a child, in the familiar form used by the child.
父母fù mǔ: The two people who are a child's father and mother.
Definition in Chinese
在家庭中对未成年子女承担监护、照顾或代表责任的人，通常指父母或法定监护人。zài jiā tíng zhōng duì wèi chéng nián zí nǚ chéng dān jiān hù zhào gù huò dài biǎo zé rèn de rén tōng cháng zhǐ fù mǔ huò fǎ dìng jiān hù rén
Word origin
The compound 家 (jiā, "family") + 长 (zhǎng, "head") originally points to the responsible head of a household and now commonly refers to the adult responsible for a child.
Usage tips
- Chinese nouns usually do not show singular or plural, so 家长 (jiāzhǎng, "parent or guardian") can refer to one responsible adult or to parents as a group when the context makes the number clear.
Other meanings
- parentsnoun
Opposites
- 孩子hái zichildnoun
Related words
- 家长会jiā zhǎng huìparents' meetingnoun
- 家长委员会jiā zhǎng wěi yuán huìparent committeenoun