船
长

Captain (of a boat) in Chinese: 船长 (chuán zhǎng)

chuán zhǎng

captain (of a boat)

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Definitions

  1. 1captain (of a boat)
  2. 2skipper

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船
长

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ㄔㄨㄢˊ

chuán

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄓㄤˇ

zhǎng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

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船长

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船長

Traditional

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Related words

船

chuán

boat

长

cháng

length

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

增长

zēng zhǎng

to grow

长城

cháng chéng

the Great Wall

长江

cháng jiāng

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

成长

chéng zhǎng

to mature

划船

huá chuán

to row a boat

延长

yán cháng

to prolong

长途

cháng tú

long distance

班长

bān zhǎng

class monitor

队长

duì zhǎng

captain

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