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    Expressing 'principal' with 校长 (xiàozhǎng)

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    Structure

    校长

    Explanation

    校长 (xiàozhǎng) means "principal" or "headmaster" for a primary or secondary school, and "president" or "chancellor" for a university. It is a formal title used to refer to the head administrator of an educational institution. In Chinese, 校长 can be placed before or after a person's name as a title.

    Examples

    • 校长今天在开学典礼上讲了话。

      Xiàozhǎng jīntiān zài kāixué diǎnlǐ shàng jiǎng le huà.

      The principal gave a speech at the opening ceremony today.

    • 王校长对每个学生都很关心。

      Wáng xiàozhǎng duì měi gè xuéshēng dōu hěn guānxīn.

      Principal Wang cares about every student.

    • 我们学校的新校长是从北京来的。

      Wǒmen xuéxiào de xīn xiàozhǎng shì cóng Běijīng lái de.

      Our school's new principal is from Beijing.

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