- 家长会 jiāzhǎnghuì parent-teacher conferenceA meeting organized by a school for the parents of students to discuss their children's progress or school policies
- 家长里短 jiāchánglǐduǎn family triviadomestic trivialities; various everyday matters of family life
- 家长制 jiāzhǎngzhì patriarchal systema family system where the head of the household holds absolute authority and economic power over other members
- 家长式 jiāzhǎngshì patriarchalpatriarchal or parental in style; relating to a system (patriarchy) where an authority figure acts like the head of a family
- 张家长，李家短 zhāngjiāchánglǐjiāduǎn to gossipto gossip about people's personal business or neighborhood affairs
- 女家长 nǚjiāzhǎng matriarchthe female head of a family or household
- 家长学校 jiāzhǎngxuéxiào parenting classesA school or program that provides training and guidance for parents on how to better raise and educate their children.
- 家长家短 jiāchángjiāduǎn family goings-oneveryday family matters or gossip; the details of domestic life
- 东家长西家短 dōngjiāchángxījiāduǎn to gossip(idiom) to spread rumors; to talk about the private affairs of others or judge people behind their backs