How to say “principal” in Chinese
principal, rector
“Principal” in Chinese is 校长, xiào zhǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
校长 is read xiào 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 the left, 木 “tree”.
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 “校长”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 校长. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你们校长姓什么？nǐmenxiàozhǎngxìngshénmeWhat's your principal's last name?
- 王老师去年当上了副校长。WánglǎoshīqùniándāngshànglefùxiàozhǎngLast year Teacher Wang became the school's vice principal.
- 校长率领代表团访问了俄罗斯。xiàozhǎngshuàilǐngdàibiǎotuánfǎngwènleÉluósīThe university president led a delegation on a visit to Russia.
- 副2校长陪同客人参观了校园fùxiàozhǎngpéitóngkèréncānguānlexiàoyuánThe vice principal accompanied the guests on a tour of the campus.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “principal” in Chinese?
“Principal” in Chinese is 校长, pinyin xiàozhǎng.
What does 校长 mean?
校长 (xiàozhǎng) means “principal, rector”.
How do you write 校长?
校长 is 2 characters: 校 (xiào) — school; 长 (cháng) — long. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 校长?
校长 is read xiàozhǎng. Tones: xiào — fourth tone, zhǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“principal” in the lesson “What grade are you in?”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. 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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