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队长 (duì zhǎng) — how to say "team captain" in Chinese
队长
Team captain
noun
Character composition
队
team
长
leader
Radicals / Keys
阜
Mound
#170 · fù · 8 strokes
長
Long
#168 · cháng · 8 strokes
Collocations
当队长
dāng duìzhǎng
to be the team captain
足球队长
zúqiú duìzhǎng
football team captain
篮球队长
lánqiú duìzhǎng
basketball team captain
Examples
我们的队长带领大家赢得了比赛。
Our team captain led everyone to win the game.
他是队长。
He is the team captain.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "team captain" in Chinese?
"team captain" in Chinese is 队长 (duì zhǎng).
队长 meaning in English
队长 (duì zhǎng) means "Team captain".
How is 队长 pronounced?
It is pronounced duì zhǎng (written as dui zhang, duizhang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "team captain" in Chinese characters?
It is written 队长: 队 has 4 strokes, 长 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 队长?
队长 is on the HSK 3.0 level 4 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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