How to say “parent” in Chinese
parent (of a student)
“Parent” in Chinese is 家长, jiā zhǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
家长 is read jiā zhǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 豕 “pig”: a home that keeps livestock.
Its second reading is zhǎng, “grow”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “家长”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 家长. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 明天学校开家长会2míngtiānxuéxiàokāijiāzhǎnghuìThere's a parents' meeting at school tomorrow.
- 老师、学生以及家长都参加了。lǎoshī,xuéshengyǐjíjiāzhǎngdōucānjiāleTeachers, students, as well as parents, all came.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “parent” in Chinese?
“Parent” in Chinese is 家长, pinyin jiāzhǎng.
What does 家长 mean?
家长 (jiāzhǎng) means “parent (of a student)”.
How do you write 家长?
家长 is 2 characters: 家 (jiā) — home, family; 长 (cháng) — long. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 家长?
家长 is read jiāzhǎng. Tones: jiā — first tone, zhǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“parent” in the lesson “Praise and blame”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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