校长 xiào zhǎng
“(college, university) president; headmaster”
nounHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 校長Measure word 个 · 位 · 名
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
校长 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 900: 校长 xiàozhǎng — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 102
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 校长
校长 means the head of a school — a principal or headmaster (and, at a university, the president). It is a countable noun for one person, so it is used with measure words like 一位 or 一个, and the school name usually comes before it: 我们学校的校长.
例句Example sentences
- 我们学校的校长姓李。wǒ men xué xiào de xiào zhǎng xìng lǐ.Our school's principal is surnamed Li.
- 校长办公室在三楼。xiào zhǎng bàn gōng shì zài sān lóu.The principal's office is on the third floor.
- 每天早上，校长都站在学校门口。měi tiān zǎo shàng, xiào zhǎng dōu zhàn zài xué xiào mén kǒu.Every morning, the principal stands at the school gate.