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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
張 zhāng	張 \| 張* \| *張	to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes	张 HSK 3


緊張 jǐnzhāng	緊張 \| 緊張* \| *緊張	nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL: 陣｜阵	紧张 HSK 4


主張 zhǔzhāng	主張 \| 主張* \| *主張	to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL: 個｜个	主张 HSK 5


慌張 huāngzhāng	慌張 \| 慌張* \| *慌張	flustered / agitated	慌张 HSK 5


誇張 kuāzhāng	誇張 \| 誇張* \| *誇張	to exaggerate / overstated; exaggerated / hyperbole / (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous	夸张 HSK 5


擴張 kuòzhāng	擴張 \| 擴張* \| *擴張	expansion / dilation / to expand (e.g. one's power or influence) / to broaden	扩张 HSK 6


東張西望 dōngzhāngxīwàng	東張西望 \| 東張西望* \| *東張西望	to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around	东张西望 HSK 6


張貼 zhāngtiē	張貼 \| 張貼* \| *張貼	to post (a notice) / to advertise	张贴


張嘴 zhāngzuǐ	張嘴 \| 張嘴* \| *張嘴	to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request) / to gape	张嘴


張開 zhāngkāi	張開 \| 張開* \| *張開	to open up / to spread / to extend	张开


張口 zhāngkǒu	張口 \| 張口* \| *張口	to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) / to gape / to start talking (esp. to make a request)	张口


伸張 shēnzhāng	伸張 \| 伸張* \| *伸張	to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue) / to promote	伸张


張揚 Zhāng Yáng	張揚 \| 張揚* \| *張揚	Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter	张扬


張揚 zhāngyáng	張揚 \| 張揚* \| *張揚	to display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brash	张扬


張狂 zhāngkuáng	張狂 \| 張狂* \| *張狂	brash / insolent / frantic	张狂


張羅 zhāngluo	張羅 \| 張羅* \| *張羅	to take care of / to raise money / to attend to (guests, customers etc)	张罗


明目張膽 míngmùzhāngdǎn	明目張膽 \| 明目張膽* \| *明目張膽	openly and without fear / brazenly	明目张胆


開張 kāizhāng	開張 \| 開張* \| *開張	to open a business / first transaction of a business day	开张


紙張 zhǐzhāng	紙張 \| 紙張* \| *紙張	paper	纸张


張角 Zhāng Jué	張角 \| 張角* \| *張角	Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han	张角


張口結舌 zhāngkǒujiéshé	張口結舌 \| 張口結舌* \| *張口結舌	agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words / gaping and speechless	张口结舌


表面張力 biǎomiànzhānglì	表面張力 \| 表面張力* \| *表面張力	surface tension	表面张力


張望 zhāngwàng	張望 \| 張望* \| *張望	to look around / to peep (through a crack) / to peer at / to throw a look at	张望


張家界 Zhāngjiājiè	張家界 \| 張家界* \| *張家界	Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸	张家界


張愛玲 Zhāng Àilíng	張愛玲 \| 張愛玲* \| *張愛玲	Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist	张爱玲


張學友 Zhāng Xuéyǒu	張學友 \| 張學友* \| *張學友	Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star	张学友


張震 Zhāng Zhèn	張震 \| 張震* \| *張震	Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor	张震


張家口 Zhāngjiākǒu	張家口 \| 張家口* \| *張家口	Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei	张家口


劍拔弩張 jiànbánǔzhāng	劍拔弩張 \| 劍拔弩張* \| *劍拔弩張	lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility / at daggers drawn	剑拔弩张


更張 gēngzhāng	更張 \| 更張* \| *更張	lit. to restring one's bow / to reform and start over again	更张


虛張聲勢 xūzhāngshēngshì	虛張聲勢 \| 虛張聲勢* \| *虛張聲勢	(false) bravado / to bluff	虚张声势


張掖 Zhāngyè	張掖 \| 張掖* \| *張掖	Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu	张掖


張韶涵 Zhāng Sháohán	張韶涵 \| 張韶涵* \| *張韶涵	Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress	张韶涵


張燈結彩 zhāngdēngjiécǎi	張燈結彩 \| 張燈結彩* \| *張燈結彩	to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)	张灯结彩


張牙舞爪 zhāngyáwǔzhǎo	張牙舞爪 \| 張牙舞爪* \| *張牙舞爪	to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures	张牙舞爪


囂張 xiāozhāng	囂張 \| 囂張* \| *囂張	rampant / unbridled / arrogant / aggressive	嚣张


張之洞 Zhāng Zhīdòng	張之洞 \| 張之洞* \| *張之洞	Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing	张之洞


靜脈曲張 jìngmàiqūzhāng	靜脈曲張 \| 靜脈曲張* \| *靜脈曲張	varicose veins	静脉曲张


聲張 shēngzhāng	聲張 \| 聲張* \| *聲張	to make public / to disclose	声张


舒張 shūzhāng	舒張 \| 舒張* \| *舒張	to relax and expand / (physiology) diastole	舒张


自作主張 zìzuòzhǔzhāng	自作主張 \| 自作主張* \| *自作主張	to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative	自作主张


張店區 Zhāngdiàn Qū	張店區 \| 張店區* \| *張店區	Zhangdian District of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong	张店区


張 Zhāng	張 \| 張* \| *張	surname Zhang	张


張掖市 Zhāngyèshì	張掖市 \| 張掖市* \| *張掖市	Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu	张掖市


綱舉目張 gāngjǔmùzhāng	綱舉目張 \| 綱舉目張* \| *綱舉目張	if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom) / take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves / (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered	纲举目张


張掛 zhāngguà	張掛 \| 張掛* \| *張掛	to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)	张挂


張家口市 Zhāngjiākǒushì	張家口市 \| 張家口市* \| *張家口市	Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei	张家口市


鋪張 pūzhāng	鋪張 \| 鋪張* \| *鋪張	ostentation / extravagance	铺张


張伯倫 Zhāngbólún	張伯倫 \| 張伯倫* \| *張伯倫	Chamberlain (name) / Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player	张伯伦


張家界市 Zhāngjiājièshì	張家界市 \| 張家界市* \| *張家界市	Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan	张家界市


張敞 Zhāng Chǎng	張敞 \| 張敞* \| *張敞	Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty	张敞


舒張壓 shūzhāngyā	舒張壓 \| 舒張壓* \| *舒張壓	diastolic blood pressure	舒张压


張店 Zhāngdiàn	張店 \| 張店* \| *張店	Zhangdian District of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong	张店


乖張 guāizhāng	乖張 \| 乖張* \| *乖張	recalcitrant / unreasonable / peevish	乖张


鋪張浪費 pūzhānglàngfèi	鋪張浪費 \| 鋪張浪費* \| *鋪張浪費	extravagance and waste (idiom)	铺张浪费


關張 guānzhāng	關張 \| 關張* \| *關張	(of a shop) to close down; to go out of business	关张


張丹 Zhāng Dān	張丹 \| 張丹* \| *張丹	Zhang Dan (1985-), Chinese figure skater	张丹


張國燾 Zhāng Guótāo	張國燾 \| 張國燾* \| *張國燾	Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938	张国焘


張三 Zhāng Sān	張三 \| 張三* \| *張三	Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三｜张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry / (dialect) wolf	张三


張僧繇 Zhāng Sēngyóu	張僧繇 \| 張僧繇* \| *張僧繇	Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家	张僧繇


張皇 zhānghuáng	張皇 \| 張皇* \| *張皇	alarmed / flustered	张皇


張灣區 Zhāngwānqū	張灣區 \| 張灣區* \| *張灣區	Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市, Hubei	张湾区


大張撻伐 dàzhāngtàfá	大張撻伐 \| 大張撻伐* \| *大張撻伐	(idiom) to launch an all-out attack / to roundly condemn; to castigate	大张挞伐


大張聲勢 dàzhāngshēngshì	大張聲勢 \| 大張聲勢* \| *大張聲勢	to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity	大张声势


張自忠 Zhāng Zìzhōng	張自忠 \| 張自忠* \| *張自忠	Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War	张自忠


張目 zhāngmù	張目 \| 張目* \| *張目	to open one's eyes wide	张目


張北 Zhāngběi	張北 \| 張北* \| *張北	Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口｜张家口, Hebei	张北


張家港 Zhāngjiāgǎng	張家港 \| 張家港* \| *張家港	Zhangjiagang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州｜苏州, Jiangsu	张家港


張皇失措 zhānghuángshīcuò	張皇失措 \| 張皇失措* \| *張皇失措	panic-stricken (idiom) / to be in a flustered state / also written 張惶失措｜张惶失措	张皇失措


海底擴張 hǎidǐkuòzhāng	海底擴張 \| 海底擴張* \| *海底擴張	seafloor spreading (geology)	海底扩张


張冠李戴 Zhāngguān Lǐdài	張冠李戴 \| 張冠李戴* \| *張冠李戴	lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head / to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) / to confuse one thing with another	张冠李戴


張家川回族自治縣 Zhāngjiāchuānhuízú Zìzhìxiàn	張家…治縣 \| 張家…治縣* \| *張家…治縣	Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu	张家川回族自治县


張北縣 Zhāngběixiàn	張北縣 \| 張北縣* \| *張北縣	Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口｜张家口, Hebei	张北县


張大千 Zhāng Dàqiān	張大千 \| 張大千* \| *張大千	Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century	张大千


張騫 Zhāng Qiān	張騫 \| 張騫* \| *張騫	Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC	张骞


做張做智 zuòzhāngzuòzhì	做張做智 \| 做張做智* \| *做張做智	to put on an act (idiom); to pose / to show theatrical affectation / to indulge in histrionics	做张做智


張居正 Zhāng Jūzhèng	張居正 \| 張居正* \| *張居正	Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee	张居正


不事張揚 bùshìzhāngyáng	不事張揚 \| 不事張揚* \| *不事張揚	quietly / without ostentation	不事张扬


張廷玉 Zhāng Tíngyù	張廷玉 \| 張廷玉* \| *張廷玉	Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史 and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典	张廷玉


張春橋 Zhāng Chūnqiáo	張春橋 \| 張春橋* \| *張春橋	Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four	张春桥


張怡 Zhāngyí	張怡 \| 張怡* \| *張怡	Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing	张怡


十三張 shísānzhāng	十三張 \| 十三張* \| *十三張	Chinese poker	十三张


七嘴八張 qīzuǐbāzhāng	七嘴八張 \| 七嘴八張* \| *七嘴八張	see 七嘴八舌	七嘴八张


失張失智 shīzhāngshīzhì	失張失智 \| 失張失智* \| *失張失智	out of one's mind	失张失智


張王李趙 Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào	張王李趙 \| 張王李趙* \| *張王李趙	any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone	张王李赵


張衡 Zhāng Héng	張衡 \| 張衡* \| *張衡	Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician	张衡


弛張熱 chízhāngrè	弛張熱 \| 弛張熱* \| *弛張熱	remittent fever	弛张热


做張做致 zuòzhāngzuòzhì	做張做致 \| 做張做致* \| *做張做致	see 做張做智｜做张做智	做张做致


張灣 Zhāngwān	張灣 \| 張灣* \| *張灣	Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市, Hubei	张湾


張儀 Zhāng Yí	張儀 \| 張儀* \| *張儀	Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家｜纵横家 during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)	张仪


張勳 Zhāng Xūn	張勳 \| 張勳* \| *張勳	Zhang Xun (1854-1923), Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀｜溥仪 to the throne in the Manchu Restoration of 1917 張勳復辟｜张勋复辟	张勋


張華 Zhāng Huá	張華 \| 張華* \| *張華	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	张华


張飛 Zhāng Fēi	張飛 \| 張飛* \| *張飛	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


大張旗鼓 dàzhāngqígǔ	大張旗鼓 \| 大張旗鼓* \| *大張旗鼓	with great fanfare	大张旗鼓


單張匯票 dānzhānghuìpiào	單張匯票 \| 單張匯票* \| *單張匯票	sola bill of exchange (international trade)	单张汇票


張旭 Zhāng Xù	張旭 \| 張旭* \| *張旭	Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書｜草书	张旭


張弛 zhāngchí	張弛 \| 張弛* \| *張弛	tension and relaxation	张弛


做張做勢 zuòzhāngzuòshì	做張做勢 \| 做張做勢* \| *做張做勢	to put on an act (idiom); to pose / to show theatrical affectation / to indulge in histrionics	做张做势


張國榮 Zhāng Guóróng	張國榮 \| 張國榮* \| *張國榮	Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor	张国荣


過度緊張 guòdùjǐnzhāng	過度緊張 \| 過度緊張* \| *過度緊張	hypertension / excessive stress	过度紧张

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