家长

• 拼音: jiā zhǎng
• 汉字拆解: 家 (jiā) — family, home; 长 (zhǎng) — elder, head, to grow

含义

Parent; guardian. The head of a household or a student's parent.

In modern usage, primarily means a student's parent or legal guardian. Very common in school settings: 家长会 (parent-teacher meeting), 家长签字 (parent's signature). More formal than 爸爸妈妈.

例句

1. 明天学校开家长会。
2. 请家长在这里签字。
3. 家长都希望孩子学习好。

用法指南

语境: school, education, official

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 请家长明天来学校。(Parents, please come to the school tomorrow.)
• 家长要多关心孩子。(Parents should pay more attention to their children.)

错误说法

• 小孩不要叫自己的父母家长 (Children don't call their own parents 家长 directly — use 爸爸妈妈; 家长 is used by schools and others referring to parents)

起源与历史

Compound of 家 (family, home) and 长 (elder, head). Literally the elder or head of the family.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal