Word information
Simplified家长
Traditional家長
Pinyinjiāzhǎng
Part of speech名
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
家长
jiāzhǎng · head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
Character breakdown
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How to learn 家长
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