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长官

zhǎng guāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wèi] / sir (term of address for senior officer)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1cc5340f9d308162. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

長官 长官 [zhang3 guan1] /senior official/senior officer/commanding officer/CL:位[wei4]/sir (term of address for senior officer)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 長官

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

  • 官
    guān

    government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[gè]

    Guān

    surname Guan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.