zhàng

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Definitions

  1. 1. measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
  2. 2. to measure
  3. 3. husband

Example Sentences

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她與 夫離婚。
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Words Containing 丈

丈夫
zhàng fu

husband

一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng

lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)

丈母
zhàng mǔ

wife's mother

丈二金刚摸不着头脑
zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

see 丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚,摸不着头脑[zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo]

丈八蛇矛
zhàng bā shé máo

ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body

丈人
zhàng rén

wife's father (father-in-law)

丈母娘
zhàng mǔ niáng

wife's mother

丈量
zhàng liáng

to measure

丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)

公丈
gōng zhàng

decameter

叔丈人
shū zhàng rén

wife's uncle

叔丈母
shū zhàng mǔ

wife's aunt

古丈
gǔ zhàng

Guzhang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

古丈县
gǔ zhàng xiàn

Guzhang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

大丈夫
dà zhàng fu

a manly man

大丈夫能屈能伸
dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn

A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.

姐丈
jiě zhàng

brother-in-law

姑丈
gū zhàng

husband of paternal aunt

姨丈
yí zhàng

mother's sister's husband

岳丈
yuè zhàng

father-in-law (wife's father)

市丈
shì zhàng

zhang (Chinese unit of length equal to 3⅓ meters)

师丈
shī zhàng

teacher's husband

方丈
fāng zhang

one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals

树高千丈,落叶归根
shù gāo qiān zhàng , luò yè guī gēn

see 樹高千丈,葉落歸根|树高千丈,叶落归根[shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn]

树高千丈,叶落归根
shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn

fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)

火冒三丈
huǒ mào sān zhàng

to get really angry

无毒不丈夫
wú dú bù zhàng fu

no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.

男子汉大丈夫
nán zǐ hàn dà zhàng fu

(coll.) he-man

老丈人
lǎo zhàng ren

(coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)

万丈
wàn zhàng

lit. ten thousand fathoms

万丈光芒
wàn zhàng guāng máng

boundless radiance; splendor

万丈高楼平地起
wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ

towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)

道高一尺,魔高一丈
dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng

(idiom) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises