Chinese word

队长

Pronunciation

Pinyinduì zhǎng

Meaning

  • nouncaptain

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

The person who keeps a team together and represents it.

Common phrases

  • 当上队长dāng shàng duì zhǎng

    take office as captain

  • 选队长xuǎn duì zhǎng

    choose a captain

Similar words

队员duì yuán: A person who takes part as a member of a team.
班长bān zhǎng: A student chosen to organize and represent a class.

Definition in Chinese

在体育或集体活动中负责组织、指挥并代表队伍的人员。zài tǐ yù huò jí tǐ huó dòng zhōng fù zé zǔ zhī zhǐ huī bìng dài biǎo duì wǔ de rén yuán

Word origin

队 (duì, "team") + 长 (zhǎng, "leader") builds the idea of a team's leader.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • leadernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 小队长xiǎo duì zhǎngsquad captainnoun

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