队长duì zhǎngcaptain
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.
captainnoun
- 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?
How is 队长 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
下午的比赛几点开始?
Xiàwǔ de bǐsài jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?
What time does the afternoon match start?
- 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.
- Speaker A:
为什么那么早?
Wèishénme nàme zǎo?
Why so early?
- 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.