Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
張
zhāng
Description
“张”是一个很常用的量词，用来数纸、桌子、床、票、脸等平的东西。
它也是中国很常见的一个姓，也有“打开”“拉紧”的意思。
Meanings
张zhāng
measure word for flat objects
我要买两张票。
张Zhāng
Zhang (a common Chinese surname)
我的老师姓张。
张开zhāng kāi
to open, spread out, stretch
请张开嘴。
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Notes
- Nuance
as a measure word, 张 is for flat things (paper, tables); use 个 for general objects.
- Etymology
originally 'to draw a bow', extended to 'open/stretch' and the surname.
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