HSK 2 · Jobs

队长

duì zhǎng

team captain

Stroke order of 队长

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

队 · 4 strokes 长 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

队 has a hill 阝 and a person 人 in line; 长 is the elder who leads.

Parts: 队 team + 长 head

The characters in 队长

队 duì — team; line (4 strokes)
长 zhǎng — to grow; head; chief (4 strokes)

Example sentence

队长带我们去比赛。

The team captain took us to the match.

Words with 队

球队(ball) team 队team; line 排队to queue 队员team member 乐队band

Words with 长

长大to grow up 家长parent; head of family 班长class monitor 组长group leader 市长mayor 校长headmaster; principal 院长dean; director (of an institute)长to grow; head; chief 部长minister; head of department 所长head of an institute 长城the Great Wall 长期long-term 长处strong point 成长to grow up 生长to grow 增长to grow; growth

More words: Jobs

班长class monitor 组长group leader 市长mayor 校长headmaster; principal 院长dean; director (of an institute)经理manager 司机driver 画家painter; artist 作家writer; author 科学家scientist 明星star; celebrity 商人businessman; merchant 教师teacher 顾客customer

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