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Chinese
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school; proofread; to check school; proofread; to check; to compare
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long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
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trad. (校長)
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校
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長
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simp. (校长)
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校
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长
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- 校長 (Written Standard Chinese?)
- 校長 (Cantonese)
Pronunciation
Noun
校長
- principal (of a school); headteacher (Classifier: 位)
她被任命為校長。 [MSC, trad.]
她被任命为校长。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā bèi rènmìng wéi xiàozhǎng.
- She was appointed principal.
接下來,有請我們的校長發表演講。 [MSC, trad.]
接下来,有请我们的校长发表演讲。 [MSC, simp.]- Jiēxiàlái, yǒuqǐng wǒmen de xiàozhǎng fābiǎo yǎnjiǎng.
- Next, we invite our principal to give a speech.
- president (of a school or university) (Classifier: 位)
- (ancient China) leader of a soldier division
越謝曰:「臣老,諸君彊以為長。今期而多後,不可盡誅,誅最後者一人。」令校長斬之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
越谢曰:「臣老,诸君强以为长。今期而多后,不可尽诛,诛最后者一人。」令校长斩之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Yuè xiè yuē: “Chén lǎo, zhū jūn qiáng yǐ wéi zhǎng. Jīn qī ér duō hòu, bùkě jìn zhū, zhū zuìhòu zhě yīrén.” Lìng xiàozhǎng zhǎn zhī.
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掌守陵園,案行掃除。丞及校長各一人。本注曰:校長,主兵戎盜賊事。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
掌守陵园,案行扫除。丞及校长各一人。本注曰:校长,主兵戎盗贼事。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
- Zhǎng shǒu líng yuán, àn xíng sǎochú. Chéng jí xiàozhǎng gè yīrén. Běn zhù yuē: xiàozhǎng, zhǔ bīngróng dàozéi shì.
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Descendants
Proper noun
校長
- (colloquial) Alan Tam (Cantopop singer)
References
Japanese
Etymology
Sino-Japanese word from 校 (kō, “school”) + 長 (chō, “chief”).
Pronunciation
Noun
校長 • (kōchō)
- principal or headteacher of a school
Korean
Noun
校長 • (gyojang) (hangeul 교장)
- hanja form? of 교장 (“principal or headteacher of a school”)
Vietnamese
Noun
校長
- chữ Hán form of hiệu trưởng (“principal or headteacher of a school”).