组长

• 拼音: zǔ zhǎng
• 汉字拆解: 组 = 纟 (silk radical) + 且 (phonetic); 长 = pictograph of a person with long hair, meaning 'long' or 'elder/leader'

含义

Group leader; team leader. The person in charge of a small group or team.

Very common in Chinese schools and workplaces. In schools, each small study group (小组) has a 组长 who helps the teacher manage group activities. In workplaces, a 组长 leads a small work team.

例句

1. 老师选了小明当组长。
2. 组长说明天要开会。
3. 我们组长很负责任。

用法指南

语境: school, work

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 谁是你们的组长？(Who is your group leader?)
• 组长帮我们分了工作。(The group leader assigned our tasks.)

错误说法

• 他是我们的班组长。(Don't combine 班长 and 组长 — they are different roles. 班长 is class monitor, 组长 is group leader.)

起源与历史

Compound of 组 (group) and 长 (leader/elder), literally 'group leader.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal