Definition & Meaning

captain; skipper; master; shipmaster

Word usage

chuán zhǎng

船 长

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n.captain; skipper; master; shipmaster
- chuán zhǎng zhèng shū
  船长证书
  master's certificate
- shāng chuán chuán zhǎng
  商船船长
  a merchant captain
- nà xiē chuán yuán bù mǎn xīn de chuán zhǎng fú zào bù ān de cān jiā le pàn biàn
  那些船员不满新的船长，浮躁不安地参加了叛变。
  The crew, who disliked the new captain, were restive and mutinous.
synonym
chuán zhǔ船主

Word usage

common measure word
"船长" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位"or"名".
- 一个船长
  one captain
- 一位船长
  one captain
- 一名船长
  one captain

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