长

zhǎng

to grow; elder; chief

verbsuffixHSK 3.0 word list · Band 3trad. 長
Dictionary entry

chief; head; elder

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长

See it in sentences

校长在开会。

Xiàozhǎng zài kāihuì.

English

The principal is having a meeting.

他是我们班的班长。

Tā shì wǒmen bān de bān zhǎng.

English

He is the monitor of our class.

Goes with

  • 长高了grew taller
  • 长大grow up
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