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團長

简团长 · 繁團長

Mandarin · pinyin tuán zhǎng

regimental command
head of a delegation
group buy organizer; group-buying coordinator

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團: Look up this written character
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
团: tuán · sphere, ball, circle; mass, lump
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–3 · tuan2 zhang3

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noun

leader; chief; head (of a troupe, delegation and a few other forms of specialized groups)
(military) commander of a regiment (usually with a rank equivalent to a colonel)

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