族长

族長

zúzhǎng

noun #17,638

Measure Word

一位族长 wèi

Meanings

1 clan elder
2 patriarch; chief of a clan

Characters

clan; tribe; ethnic group

elder; head; chief

Examples

族长在村里有很大的威望。

Zúzhǎng zài cūn lǐ yǒu hěn dà de wēiwàng.

The clan elder has great prestige in the village.

所有的重大决定都要经过族长同意。

Suǒyǒu de zhòngdà juédìng dōu yào jīngguò zúzhǎng tóngyì.

All major decisions must be approved by the clan patriarch.

Stroke Order

族 zú

长 cháng