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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

家长 [jiāzhǎng]
  1. 1. noun [一家之长] head of the family
  2. 2. noun [父母] parent

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

家长 [jiāzhǎng]
  1. 1. the head of a family; patriarch
  2. 2. the parent or guardian of a child
    学校里明天开家长会。
    There will be a parents' meeting in our school tomorrow.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

家长 [jiāzhǎng]
  1. 1. 家长制下的一家之主。
  2. 2. 未成年人的父母或其他监护人
    家长会。

Examples

学校、家长和社会一道担负起教育下一代的责任。
School, parents and society share the responsibility of educating the younger generation.
很多家长的保教知识不够。
Many parents have little idea about how to look after and educate their children.
这么小的孩子就敢顶撞家长,真不成话。
It is shocking that such a young child would dare to contradict his parents.
家长叮咛孩子,到了学校一定要好好学习。
The parent urged his child again and again that he must study hard at school.
这所学校向学生家长收取各种教育附加费。
The school collects many kinds of additional educational fees from parents.
那浑小子,让家长和老师操碎了心。
That little shit consumes too much energy of his parents' and teachers' energy .
老人在一起时总会说些家长里短。
When old people meet, they like to talk about domestic trifles.
这孩子,在家不听家长的话倒没关系,在单位可不要随便抗上啊。
That child's disobeying his parents is ok, but he should never protest against his superiors at work.
他动不动就赖学,这种情况应该及时向家长反映。
We should tell his parents that he often shirks school.
孩子小,模效能力强但分辨是非的能力弱,所以家长要当个好榜样。
Children have strong imitation ability, but can not distinguish good from bad, so parents should set good examples.

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