duì zhǎng
chef d'équipe; capitaine
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我们队长的名字叫王五。
Wǒmen duìzhǎng de míngzì jiào Wáng Wǔ.
Our captain's name is Wang Wu.
队长让我们在操场上集合。
Duìzhǎng ràng wǒmen zài cāochǎng shàng jíhé.
The captain asked us to gather on the playground.
队长表扬了我们班的同学。
Duìzhǎng biǎoyǎngle wǒmen bān de tóngxué.
The captain praised our classmates.
组长 (zǔzhǎng)
group leader
班长 (bānzhǎng)
monitor
队员 (duìyuán)
team member
副队长 (fùduìzhǎng)
vice-captain
The Chinese word 队长 (duìzhǎng) for "team leader" is composed of two characters: 队 (duì), meaning "team" or "squad", and 长 (zhǎng), meaning "leader" or "chief". The character 队 is derived from the oracle bone script depicting a group of people marching in a line, while the character 长 is derived from the oracle bone script depicting a person standing on a platform, symbolizing authority and leadership. Together, the two characters 队长 form a compound word that literally means "team leader" or "squad leader". This term is commonly used in various contexts, such as sports teams, work teams, or military units, to refer to the person who is in charge of leading and managing a group of people.
