(chuán cháng) - ship's captain, skipper in Mandarin

chuáncháng

Traditional: 船長

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Translation

ship's captain, skipper

Word origin

A compound of 船 (chuán, ship, boat) and 长 (zhǎng, chief, head), so literally the head of the ship.

Origin: compound
Root: 船 (chuán, ship) + 长 (zhǎng, chief)

Stroke order

船

长

Examples

航háng。

The captain ordered the sailors to prepare to set sail.

。

He dreams of becoming a ship's captain one day.

。

The captain is the most experienced person on the ship.

暴bào风fēng雨yǔ。

The captain stayed very calm during the storm.

航háng。

The captain decided to change the course.

船长 (chuán zhǎng) means a ship's captain or skipper, the officer in command of a vessel. It follows the same pattern as 警长 (police chief) and 队长 (team leader).

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This word is part of lesson 31.