Pinyin Dictionary results for "zhang"
丈
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male
仉
surname Zhang
仗
weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
嫜
husband's father
嶂
cliff; range of peaks
帐
covering veil; canopy; screen; tent; variant of 賬|账[zhang4]
幛
hanging scroll
张
surname Zhang
张
to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes
彰
clear; conspicuous; manifest
掌
palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
暲
bright; to rise (of sun)
杖
a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)
樟
camphor; Cinnamonum camphara
涨
to rise (of prices, rivers)
涨
to swell; to distend
漳
Zhang river in Fujian
獐
river deer; roebuck
璋
ancient stone ornament
瘴
malaria; miasma
瞕
cataract in the eye
章
surname Zhang
章
chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order
粀
decameter (old)
粻
food; white cooked rice
胀
dropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated
蟑
cockroach
账
account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3]
鄣
place name
长
chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
障
to block; to hinder; to obstruct
鞝
patch of leather
鱆
octopus
獐
variant of 獐[zhang1]
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom); fig. at a total loss
丈二金刚摸不着头脑
see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
丈人
wife's father (father-in-law); old man
丈夫
husband; CL:個|个[ge4]
丈母
wife's mother; mother-in-law
丈母娘
wife's mother; mother-in-law; same as 丈母
丈量
to measure; measurement
仗势
to rely on power
仗势欺人
to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom); to kick people around
仗恃
to rely on; to depend on
仗火
battle
仗义
to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by
仗义执言
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
仗义疏财
to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
仗腰
to back sb up; to support (from the rear)
帐单
bill; check
帐子
mosquito net; CL:頂|顶[ding3]
帐幔
curtain
帐幕
tent
帐户
(bank, computer etc) account
帐棚
variant of 帳篷|帐篷[zhang4 peng5]
帐目
account
帐篷
tent; CL:頂|顶[ding3],座[zuo4]
帐帘
drapery
帐簿
account book
帐号
account number
张三
John Doe; Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
张三李四
Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom); Tom, Dick and Harry
张三，李四，王五，赵六
four proverbial names; Tom, Dick and Harry
张丹
Zhang Dan (1985-), Chinese figure skater
张之洞
Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
张二鸿
Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhang1 Rong2] (1952-), British-Chinese writer, author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] 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[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]
张伯伦
Chamberlain (name); Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player
张作霖
Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928
张僧繇
Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家
张仪
Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
张冠李戴
lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head; to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom); to confuse one thing with another
张力
tension
张北
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
张北县
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
张口
to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc); to gape; to start talking (esp. to make a request)
张口结舌
agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words; gaping and speechless
张嘴
to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape
张国荣
Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
张国焘
Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938
张大千
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
张天翼
Zhang Tian'yi (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[Bao3 hu2 lu5 de5 Mi4 mi4]
张太雷
Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party
张学友
Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), cantopop and film star
张学良
Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army
张家口
Zhangjiakou prefecture level city in Hebei
张家口地区
Zhangjiakou prefecture in Hebei
张家口市
Zhangjiakou prefecture level city in Hebei
张家川回族自治县
Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu
张家港
Zhangjiagang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
张家港市
Zhangjiagang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
张家界
Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Da4 yong1]
张家界市
Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan
张家长，李家短
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
张宁
Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist
张宝
Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]
张居正
Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
张岱
Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar
张店
Zhangdian district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
张店区
Zhangdian district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
张廷玉
Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[Ming2 shi3] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3]
张弛
tension and relaxation
张德江
Zhang Dejiang (1946-), PRC politician
张心
to be troubled; to be concerned
张志新
Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, murdered in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
张怡
Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing
张怡宁
Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist
张惠妹
A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
张惶
variant of 張皇|张皇[zhang1 huang2]
张爱玲
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
张戎
Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿[Zhang1 Er4 hong2], author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] 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[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]
张成泽
Jang Seong-taek or Chang Sŏngt'aek (1946-2013), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], uncle and regent of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1]
张掖
Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu
张掖地区
Zhangye prefecture, Gansu (old term); Zhangye prefecture level city 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 shi4] (district in Gansu)
张掖市
Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu
张挂
to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)
张揖
Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works
张扬
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
张扬
to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash
张择端
Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
张敞
Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty
张斌
Zhang Bin (1979-), CCTV sports presenter
张旭
Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书
张易之
Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1]
张春帆
Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜|九尾龟
张春桥
Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four
张曼玉
Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
张望
to look around; to peep (through a crack); to peer at; to throw a look at
张柏芝
Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
张治中
Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general
张溥
Zhang Pu (1602-1641), Ming dynasty scholar and prolific writer, proponent of 複社|复社[fu4 she4] cultural renewal movement, author of Five tombstone inscriptions 五人墓碑記|五人墓碑记[wu3 ren2 mu4 bei1 ji4]
张湾
Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 shi4], Hubei
张湾区
Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 shi4], Hubei
张灯结彩
to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张牙舞爪
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
张狂
brash; insolent; frantic
张献忠
Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt
张王李赵
anyone; Mr Average; any Tom, Dick or Harry
张皇
alarmed; flustered
张皇失措
panic-stricken (idiom); to be in a flustered state; also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4]
张目
to open one's eyes wide
张秋
Cho Chang (Harry Potter)
张籍
Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet
张纯如
Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of the Rape of Nanjing
张罗
to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc)
张闻天
Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
张自忠
Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War
张自烈
Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通[Zheng4 zi4 tong1]
张若虚
Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
张华
Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician; Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank; other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention
张荫桓
Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat
张艺谋
Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
张衡
Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
张角
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
张贴
to post (a notice); to advertise
张量
tensor (math.)
张开
to open up; to spread; to extend
张震
Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor
张静初
Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
张韶涵
Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
张飞
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
张飞打岳飞
lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei; fig. an impossible combination; an impossible turn of events (idiom)
张骞
Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
张高丽
Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician
彰化
Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan
彰化市
Zhanghua or Changhua city in west Taiwan, capital of Changhua county
彰化县
Zhanghua or Changhua county in west Taiwan
彰善瘅恶
to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil; to praise good and expose vice
彰彰
obvious; manifest; clearly visible
彰明
to show clearly; to make public; obvious
彰明较著
obvious; clear for all to see
彰武
Zhangwu county in Fuxin 阜新, Liaoning
彰武县
Zhangwu county in Fuxin 阜新, Liaoning
彰显
to manifest
掌上明珠
lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
掌上电脑
handheld computer; PDA (personal digital assistant); Pocket PC
掌中戏
see 布袋戲|布袋戏[bu4 dai4 xi4]
掌勺
to be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef; head cook; chef
掌嘴
to slap
掌子面
face (mining)
掌厨
to prepare meals; chef
掌心
hollow of the palm
掌控
to control; in control of
掌握
to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
掌握电脑
PDA; Personal Digital Assistant
掌掴
to slap
掌击
to slap
掌故
anecdote; tales (esp. about historical figure)
掌柜
shopkeeper
掌权
to wield (political etc) power; be in power
掌灯
to hold a lamp; to light a lamp
掌玺大臣
chancellor (rank in various European states); grand chancellor
掌玺官
chancellor (rank in various European states)
掌相
palmistry; features of a palm (in palmistry)
掌管
in charge of; to control
掌声
applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
掌声雷动
thunderous applause (idiom)
掌舵
to steer (a ship)
掌骨
metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
杖刑
beating with wooden staves (as corporal punishment)
杖头木偶
zhangtou wooden rod puppetry
樟宜
Changi, area in the east of Singapore, where Singapore Changi Airport is located
樟木
Dram (Chinese Zhangmu), town at Tibet-Nepal border
樟树
Zhangshu county level city in Yichun 宜春[Yi2 chun1], Jiangxi
樟树
camphor; Cinnamonum camphara
樟树市
Zhangshu county level city in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
樟脑
camphor C10H16O
樟脑丸
camphor balls; moth balls
樟脑球
camphor balls; moth balls
涨停板
daily upper limit on the price of a stock
涨价
to appreciate (in value); to increase in price
涨到
to go up; to rise
涨势
rising trend; upward momentum (e.g. in prices)
涨姿势
Internet slang for 長知識|长知识[zhang3 zhi1 shi5]
涨幅
extent of a rise (in prices etc); amount of increase; growth (typically expressed as a percentage)
涨水
rise of water level
涨满
swell
涨潮
high tide; rising tide
涨红
to turn red (in the face); to flush (with embarrassment or anger)
涨落
(of water, prices etc) to rise and fall
涨跌
rise or fall in price
涨跌幅限制
limit up, limit down; limit on daily price variation
涨钱
inflation; salary raise
涨风
upward trend (in prices)
漳州
Zhangzhou prefecture level city in Fujian
漳州市
Zhangzhou prefecture level city in Fujian
漳平
Zhangping county level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
漳平市
Zhangping county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
漳浦
Zhangpu county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
漳浦县
Zhangpu county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
漳县
Zhang county in Dingxi 定西[Ding4 xi1], Gansu
瘴疠
tropical disease attributed to miasma; malaria
章丘
Zhangqiu county level city in Ji'nan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong
章丘市
Zhangqiu county level city in Ji'nan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong
章则
rule
章回小说
novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
章士钊
Zhang Shizhao (1881-1973), revolutionary journalist in Shanghai, then established writer
章太炎
Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution
章子
seal; stamp
章子怡
Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress
章孝严
John Chang (Taiwan Foreign Minister)
章炳麟
Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution
章甫荐履
court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down
章程
rules; regulations; constitution; statute; articles of association (of company); articles of incorporation; charter (of a corporation); by-laws
章节
chapter; section
章台
street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area; red-light district
章贡
Zhanggong district of Ganzhou city 贛州市|赣州市, Jiangxi
章贡区
Zhanggong district of Ganzhou city 贛州市|赣州市, Jiangxi
章鱼
octopus
胀大
swollen
胀起
bulge
蟑螂
cockroach
账册
an account book; a ledger; a bill
账单
bill
账户
bank account; online account
账房
an accounts office (in former times); an accountant; a cashier
账房先生
bookkeeper (old)
账本
account book
账款
money in an account
账目
an item in accounts; an entry
账簿
an account book; a ledger
账号
account; username
账载
per book; as recorded in the accounts
账面
an item in accounts; an entry
长兄
eldest brother
长出
to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)
长势
how well a crop (or plant) is growing; growth
长大
to grow up
长女
eldest daughter
长姊
older sister
长子
Zhangzi county in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1]
长子
eldest son
长子的名份
birthright
长孙
two-character surname Zhangsun
长孙
eldest grandson; the eldest son of one's eldest son
长孙无忌
Zhangsun Wuji (c. 594-659), politician and historian of early Tang
长官
senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; CL:位[wei4]; sir (term of address for senior officer)
长幼
older and younger; seniority
长得
to look (pretty, the same etc)
长成
to grow up
长机
(military) lead aircraft
长满
to grow all over
长男
eldest son
长相
appearance; looks; profile; countenance
长眼
to have eyes; (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious
长知识
to acquire knowledge
长老
elder; term of respect for a Buddhist monk
长老会
Presbyterianism
长者
senior; older person
长见识
to gain knowledge and experience
长记性
(coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes
长赘疣
to vegetate
长辈
one's elders; older generation
长进
to make progress; progress
长点心眼
to watch out; to keep one's wits about one
障眼
to hinder the eyesight; (fig.) to trick into not noticing; to blindfold
障眼法
diversionary tactic; smokescreen
障碍
barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
障碍性贫血
aplastic anemia (med.)
障碍滑雪
to slalom; slalom
障碍物
obstacle; hindrance
障蔽
to obstruct
鱆鱼
variant of 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2]
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