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舰长 (jiàn zhǎng): Captain (of a warship) (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

舰长 consists of 2 characters.

舰 • jiàn • warship

jiàn舰

warship

长 • zhǎng • to grow • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

zhǎng长

to grow

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Pinyinjiàn zhǎng

Meaningcaptain (of a warship)

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 舰长

jiàn舰

zhǎng长

zhǐ指

huī挥

jūn军

jiàn舰

chū出

hǎi海

。

The captain commands the warship to go to sea.

jiàn舰

zhǎng长

zài在

jiǎ甲

bǎn板

shàng上

guān观

chá察

qíng情

kuàng

况

。

The captain is observing the situation on the deck.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 舰长.

Words with 舰

舰艇jiàn tǐngnaval craft
军舰jūn jiànwarship
战舰zhàn jiànwarship
旗舰qí jiànflagship
舰船jiàn chuánwarship
舰队jiàn duìfleet (of ships)
巡洋舰xún yáng jiàncruiser (warship)
驱逐舰qū zhú jiàndestroyer (warship)

Words with 长

校长xiào zhǎnghead teacher; principal
增长zēng zhǎngto grow
家长jiā zhǎnghead of a household
长城Cháng chéngThe Great Wall
长江

Cháng jiāng

Yangtze River

队长duì zhǎngcaptain

院长yuàn zhǎngthe head of an institution whose name ends in 院

延长yán chánglengthen; extend; prolong