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张
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Definitions
- 1. to open up
- 2. to spread
- 3. sheet of paper
- 4. classifier for flat objects, sheet
- 5. classifier for votes
Example Sentences
1 shown张 大嘴。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 张
surface tension
Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party
A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市[shí yàn shì], Hubei
tension
Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu
Zhang Tianyi (1906-1985), children's writer, author of prize-winning fairy tale Secret of the Magic Gourd 寶葫蘆的秘密|宝葫芦的秘密[bǎo hú lu de mì mì]
Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army
to promote
to look around
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
panic-stricken (idiom)
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya
alarmed
opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis
agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市[shí yàn shì], Hubei
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
tension and relaxation
Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu
Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[zhāng róng] (1952-), British-Chinese writer, author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[yě tiān é] 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[máo zé dōng · xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi]
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳|张勋[zhāng xūn] to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[pǔ yí] to the throne
Zhangye, prefecture-level city 張掖市|张掖市[zhāng yè shì] (district in Gansu)
Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[míng shǐ] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[kāng xī zì diǎn]
if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar
Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[hàn cháo]
Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet
Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
hypertension
seafloor spreading (geology)
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通[zhèng zì tōng]
Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of \The Rape of Nanking\",2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 80803,56170,to take care of,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 80804,56170,to raise money,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 80805,56170,to attend to (guests
Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938
Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
Zhang Bin (1979-), CCTV sports presenter
Chinese poker
to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
to open a business
Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
to make public
Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
detente
lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom)
Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)
arrogant and despotic
to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request)
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei
lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom)
tensor (math.)
to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative
recalcitrant
Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
to put on an act (idiom); to pose
varicocele (medicine)
Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat
(false) bravado
extravagance and waste (idiom)
to be troubled
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
Zhang Dejiang (1946-), PRC politician
Zhang Pu (1602-1641), Ming dynasty scholar and prolific writer, proponent of 複社|复社[fù shè] cultural renewal movement, author of Five tombstone inscriptions 五人墓碑記|五人墓碑记[wǔ rén mù bēi jì]
Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
to open up
to advocate
to open one's eyes wide
Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
Cho Chang (Harry Potter)
Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928
to look in all directions (idiom)
expansion
Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[wǔ zé tiān]
ostentation
Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty
Chamberlain (name)
openly and without fear
out of one's mind
Zhangdian District of Zibo city 淄博市[zī bó shì], Shandong
Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general
anyone
remittent fever
flyer
to exaggerate
lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
see 七嘴八舌[qī zuǐ bā shé]
Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan
with great fanfare
to put on an act (idiom); to pose
Jang Song-taek (1946-2013), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日[jīn zhèng rì], uncle and mentor of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[jīn zhèng ēn], in 2013 accused of being a counter-revolutionary and executed
Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician
Zhang Dan (1985-), Chinese figure skater
Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei
see 做張做智|做张做智[zuò zhāng zuò zhì]
Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor
Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
diastolic blood pressure
Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书
Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt
Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing
to relax and expand
to post (a notice)
tense situation
varicose veins
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿[zhāng èr hóng], author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[yě tiān é] 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[máo zé dōng · xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi]
Zhangdian District of Zibo city 淄博市[zī bó shì], Shandong
Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four
Zhangjiagang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu
quietly
nervous
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
lit. to restring one's bow
overweening attitude
Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei
John Doe
brash
Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[dà yōng]
Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine
Zhangjiakou prefecture in Hebei
serotonin
Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[zhì ràng], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[guǎng yǎ] and several lost works
Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Zhangjiagang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu
Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician
paper
four proverbial names
Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu
rampant
flustered
Zhang Xun (1854-1923), Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[pǔ yí] to the throne in the Manchu Restoration of 1917 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[zhāng xūn fù bì]
diastolic blood pressure
sola bill of exchange (international trade)
(of a shop) to close down; to go out of business
Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜|九尾龟