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队长duì zhǎngcaptain

HSK 4word

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队长 (duì zhǎng) means "captain" or "team leader," the person in charge of a team or group, such as a sports team or a work team, as in 他是我们的队长 (he is our captain). The usual measure word is 个, and it can be used as a title when speaking to that person.

What does 队长 mean?

  1. 1.

    captainnoun

  2. 2.

    team leadernoun

What do the characters in 队长 mean?

  • 队team
  • 长chief

How do you use 队长?

队长 can follow a team name, as in 足球队队长, or be used alone to address the leader.

What are some examples of 队长 in a sentence?

  1. 他是我们的队长。

    Tā shì wǒmen de duìzhǎng.

    He is our captain.

  2. 队长让我们明天早上八点到。

    Duìzhǎng ràng wǒmen míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn dào.

    The team leader wants us to arrive at eight tomorrow morning.

  3. 她是学校足球队的队长。

    Tā shì xuéxiào zúqiú duì de duìzhǎng.

    She is the captain of the school soccer team.

How is 队长 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    下午的比赛几点开始?

    Xiàwǔ de bǐsài jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?

    What time does the afternoon match start?

  2. Speaker B:

    三点,不过队长说两点就要到。

    Sān diǎn, búguò duìzhǎng shuō liǎng diǎn jiù yào dào.

    Three o'clock, but the captain says we have to be there by two.

  3. Speaker A:

    为什么那么早?

    Wèishénme nàme zǎo?

    Why so early?

  4. Speaker B:

    她想先跟大家一起练习半个小时。

    Tā xiǎng xiān gēn dàjiā yìqǐ liànxí bàn ge xiǎoshí.

    She wants to practice with everyone for half an hour first.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.