zhāng
to open up
to spread
sheet of paper
classifier for flat objects, sheet
classifier for votes
jǐn zhāng
nervous
keyed up
intense
tense
strained
in short supply
scarce
CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
Zhāng Jìng chū
Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
Zhāng Yí níng
Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist
zhāng tiē
to post (a notice)
to advertise
Zhāng Huì mèi
A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
Zhāng Ài líng
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
dōng zhāng xī wàng
to look in all directions (idiom)
to glance around
Zhāng Zhèn
Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor
zhǔ zhāng
to advocate
to stand for
view
position
stand
proposition
viewpoint
assertion
CL:個|个[ge4]
zhāng màn yù
Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress
zhāng kǒu
to gape
to yawn
to open one's mouth
to start speaking
to talk carelessly
to talk out of place
shū zhāng
to relax and expand
(physiology) diastole
shēn zhāng
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
to promote
Zhāng Yì móu
Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
míng mù zhāng dǎn
openly and without fear
brazenly
zhāng yáng
to display ostentatiously
to bring out into the open
to make public
to spread around
flamboyant
brash
Zhāng Yáng
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
kuā zhāng
to exaggerate
overstated
exaggerated
hyperbole
(coll.) excessive
extreme
ridiculous
Zhāng Guó róng
Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
kuò zhāng
expansion
dilation
to expand (e.g. one's power or influence)
to broaden
kāi zhāng
to open a business
first transaction of a business day
Zhāng Sháo hán
Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
Zhāng Xué liáng
Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army
zhāng wàng
to look around
to peep (through a crack)
to peer at
to throw a look at
xiāo zhāng
rampant
unbridled
arrogant
aggressive
Zhāng Bó zhī
Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
Zhāng yè
Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu
Zhāng Guó tāo
Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938
Zhāng Héng
Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
Zhāng jiā jiè
Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Da4 yong1]
Zhāng jiā kǒu
Zhangjiakou prefecture level city in Hebei
Zhāng jiā gǎng
Zhangjiagang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
zhāng luo
to take care of
to raise money
to attend to (guests, customers etc)
Zhāng jiā gǎng shì
Zhangjiagang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
zhāng kāi
to open up
to spread
to extend
Zhāng jiā jiè shì
Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan
Zhāng jiā kǒu shì
Zhangjiakou prefecture level city in Hebei
Zhāng Xué yǒu
Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), cantopop and film star
Zhāng Bīn
Zhang Bin (1979-), CCTV sports presenter
Zhāng Dà qiān
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
Zhāng Sān
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
Zhāng Huà
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
Zhāng Níng
Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist
Zhāng Fēi
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
Zhāng diàn
Zhangdian district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
jǐn zhāng zhuàng tài
tense situation
stand-off
Zhāng diàn qū
Zhangdian district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
Zhāng Xù
Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书
Zhāng yè shì
Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu
guò dù jǐn zhāng
hypertension
excessive stress
zì zuò zhǔ zhāng
to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
at daggers drawn
Zhāng Wén tiān
Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
Zhāng Dān
Zhang Dan (1985-), Chinese figure skater
Zhāng běi
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
pū zhāng làng fèi
extravagance and waste (idiom)
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
shēng zhāng
to make public
to disclose
Zhāng Jué
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
to confuse one thing with another
Zhāng Qiān
Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
Zhāng Jū zhèng
Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
Zhāng bó lún
Chamberlain (name)
Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player
Zhāng Zhī dòng
Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
Zhāng Zuò lín
Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928
xiāo zhāng qì yàn
overweening attitude
threatening manner
Zhāng Yí
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)
Zhāng wān
Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 shi4], Hubei
Zhāng Chūn qiáo
Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four
guāi zhāng
recalcitrant
unreasonable
peevish
Zhāng Bǎo
Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]
Zhāng Dài
Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar
Zhāng Zì zhōng
Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Zhāng yí
Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing
Zhāng běi xiàn
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
zhāng kǒu jié shé
agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
gaping and speechless
Zhāng Xiàn zhōng
Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt
Zhāng Zhì xīn
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 counter-revolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
Zhāng Zhì zhōng
Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general
Zhāng Jí
Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet
Zhāng wān qū
Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 shi4], Hubei
gāng jǔ mù zhāng
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
zhāng xīn
to be troubled
to be concerned
Zhāng Tiān yì
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
Zhāng Zé duān
Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
Zhāng yè dì qū
Zhangye prefecture, Gansu (old term)
Zhangye prefecture level city 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 shi4] (district in Gansu)
Zhāng Chún rú
Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of the Rape of Nanjing
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
Zhang and Li (idiom); Zhang with tight trousers and Li with wide hat
Tom, Dick and Harry
Zhāng jiā kǒu dì qū
Zhangjiakou prefecture in Hebei
Zhāng Ruò xū
Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
Zhāng Tíng yù
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]
jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng
opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis
gēng zhāng
lit. to restring one's bow
to reform and start over again
Zhāng Tài léi
Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party
Zhāng Pǔ
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]
Zhāng jiā chuān huí zú zì zhì xiàn
Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu
Zhāng Róng
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]
Zhāng Sēng yóu
Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家
Zhāng yì zhī
Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1]
Zhāng Huá míng
Zhang Huaming (person name)
zuò zhāng zuò shì
to put on an act (idiom); to pose
to show theatrical affectation
to indulge in histrionics
hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng
seafloor spreading (geology)
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào
anyone
Mr Average
any Tom, Dick or Harry
Zhāng Yī
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
dà zhāng tà fá
to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
to roundly condemn
to castigate
dà zhāng shēng shì
to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
Wěi zhāng guó
Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya
Zhāng Chūn fān
Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜|九尾龟
hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng shuō
theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
Zhāng Huá guāng
Zhang Huaguang (person name)
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
to put on an act (idiom); to pose
to show theatrical affectation
to indulge in histrionics
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
fig. an impossible combination
an impossible turn of events (idiom)
Zhāng sān , Lǐ sì , Wáng wǔ , Zhào liù
four proverbial names
Tom, Dick and Harry
Zhāng Èr hóng
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]
fān zhāng fēng mǎn
sails unfurling in the wind (idiom)
zhāng guà
to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)
Zhāng Cháng
Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Eastern Han dynasty
Zhāng Màn yù
Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
zhāng huáng shī cuò
panic-stricken (idiom)
to be in a flustered state
also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4]
Zhāng Zì liè
Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通[Zheng4 zi4 tong1]
Zhāng Yìn huán
Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat
Zhāng Gāo lì
Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician
Zhāng Chéng zé
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]
zhāng huáng
variant of 張皇|张皇[zhang1 huang2]
Zhāng Dé jiāng
Zhang Dejiang (1946-), PRC politician
bù shì zhāng yáng
quietly
without ostentation
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
see 做張做智|做张做智[zuo4 zhang1 zuo4 zhi4]
dān zhāng
flyer
leaflet
single-sheet (map etc)
dān zhāng huì piào
sola bill of exchange (international trade)
zhāng zuǐ
to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request)
to gape
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
qī zuǐ bā zhāng
see 七嘴八舌[qi1 zui3 ba1 she2]