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张
張
zhāng
1.
to open up
2.
to spread
3.
sheet of paper
4.
classifier for flat objects, sheet
5.
classifier for votes
HSK 3
Very Common • Top 1%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
主张
zhǔzhāng
to advocate
乖张
guāizhāng
recalcitrant
伸张
shēnzhāng
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
嚣张
xiāozhāng
rampant
张三
ZhāngSān
John Doe
张丹
ZhāngDān
Zhang Dan (1985-), Chinese figure skater
张仪
ZhāngYí
Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy [[縱橫家|纵横家<Zònghéngjiā>]] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
张力
zhānglì
tension
张北
Zhāngběi
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou [[張家口|张家口<Zhāngjiākǒu>]], Hebei
张口
zhāngkǒu
to gape
张宁
ZhāngNíng
Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist
张宝
ZhāngBǎo
Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han [[漢朝|汉朝<Hàncháo>]]
张岱
ZhāngDài
Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar
张店
Zhāngdiàn
Zhangdian district of Zibo city [[淄博市<Zībóshì>]], Shandong
张弛
zhāngchí
tension and relaxation
张心
zhāngxīn
to be troubled
张怡
Zhāngyí
Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing
张惶
zhānghuáng
variant of [[張皇|张皇<zhānghuáng>]]
张戎
ZhāngRóng
Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong [[張二鴻|张二鸿<ZhāngÈrhóng>]], author of Wild Swans [[野天鵝|野天鹅<YěTiāné>]] and Mao: The Unknown Story [[毛澤東・鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东・鲜为人知的故事<MáoZédōng·XiānwéirénzhīdeGùshi>]]
张掖
Zhāngyè
Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu
Example Sentences (6)
上次我们参加骑马比赛的照片，我选了几张洗出来了。
Shàng cì wǒmen cānjiā qímǎ bǐsài de zhàopiàn, wǒ xuǎn le jǐ zhāng xǐ chūlái le.
I selected a few of the photos from the last horseback riding competition we took part in and had them printed.
Text 2
那张桌子下面还有一些空饮料瓶子和纸盒子。
Nà zhāng zhuōzǐ xiàmiàn háiyǒu yìxiē kōng yǐnliào píngzǐ hé zhǐ hézǐ.
There are also some empty drink bottles and paper boxes under that table.
Text 2
一看到这张照片，我就想起过去那段快乐的日子，好像重新回到了校园。
Yí kàn dào zhè zhāng zhàopiàn, wǒ jiù xiǎngqǐ guòqù nà duàn kuàilè de rìzi, hǎoxiàng chóngxīn huídào le xiàoyuán.
As soon as I see this photo, I think of those happy days in the past, as if I were back on campus again.
Text 3
放假的时候，我会收拾好行李，带上地图，买张火车票，向目的地出发。
Fàngjià de shíhòu, wǒ huì shōushí hǎo xínglǐ, dài shàng dìtú, mǎi zhāng huǒchēpiào, xiàng mùdìdì chūfā.
When I'm on vacation, I will pack my bags, bring a map, buy a train ticket, and set off for my destination.
Text 5
这张照片上和你干杯的那个人是少数民族吗？她打扮得真漂亮。
Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn shàng hé nǐ gānbēi de nà gè rén shì shǎoshù mínzú ma? Tā dǎbàn de zhēn piàoliàng.
Is the one toasting with you in this photo from an ethnic minority group? She is dressed really beautifully.
Text 3
她是我们的导游，不是少数民族。一路上她给我们讲了很多有趣的笑话。有一次我把存包的钥匙丢了，最后还是她帮我找到的。这张照片就是找到钥匙后，我们一起照的。
Tā shì wǒmen de dǎoyóu, bú shì shǎoshù mínzú. Yí lù shàng tā gěi wǒmen jiǎng le hěn duō yǒuqù de xiàohuà. Yǒu yí cì wǒ bǎ cún bāo de yàoshi diū le, zuìhòu háishi tā bāng wǒ zhǎodào de. Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn jiù shì zhǎodào yàoshi hòu, wǒmen yìqǐ zhào de.
She is our tour guide, not an ethnic minority. Along the way, she told us many interesting jokes. Once I lost the locker key, and in the end she was the one who helped me find it. This photo is the one we took together after we found the key.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 317
- Word Frequency Rank
- 760 of 84,292