队长
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
队长 (duìzhǎng) · captain
队长 (duìzhǎng) means “captain; team leader”. It is written with 2 characters: 队 (team) + 长 (long). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 队长 is built
The characters
队 duì · team
What 队 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A group of people 人 gathered in one place 阝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
长 cháng · long
What 长 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
队长让我们早点儿来。Duìzhǎng ràng wǒmen zǎo diǎnr lái.The team leader asked us to come early.
你们的队长是谁？Nǐmen de duìzhǎng shì shéi?Who is your team captain?
Questions about 队长
What does 队长 mean?
队长 (duìzhǎng) means “captain; team leader”.
How do you pronounce 队长?
队长 is pronounced duìzhǎng.
Which HSK level is 队长?
队长 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 排队páiduìto line up
- 球队qiúduì(sports) team
- 队员duìyuánteam member
- 乐队yuèduìband
- 队伍duìwǔteam
- 军队jūnduìarmy
- 队duìteam
- 班长bānzhǎngclass monitor
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 市长shìzhǎngmayor
Learn 队长 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.