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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%

Compound Words (20)

主张
zhǔzhāng
to advocate
HSK 5
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 (2)

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
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

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
317
Word Frequency Rank
760 of 84,292