家长 jiā zhǎng

parent or guardian of a child; head of a household

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 3233rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. parent or guardian of a child
  2. 2. head of a household
  3. 3. family head
  4. 4. patriarch

Characters

Character Meaning
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
长 zhǎng HSK 2
to grow; to develop; to increase