# 师长 (shīzhǎng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 师长 (shīzhǎng) means “teacher; respected elder; division commander”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: teacher; respected elder; division commander
- Pinyin: shīzhǎng (shi1 zhang3)
- Traditional: 師長
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 学生应该尊重自己的师长。
  Xuésheng yīnggāi zūnzhòng zìjǐ de shīzhǎng.
  Students should respect their teachers.

## Characters

- 师 (shī): teacher; master
- [长](https://hanziro.com/word/chang-long/) (cháng): long

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-zhang-teacher/

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