to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
大张挞伐大張撻伐da4 zhang1 ta4 fa2
to launch an all-out attack (idiom); to roundly condemn; to castigate
单张單張dan1 zhang1
flyer; leaflet; single-sheet (map etc)
单张汇票單張匯票dan1 zhang1 hui4 piao4
sola bill of exchange (international trade)
东张西望東張西望dong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4
to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around
纲举目张綱舉目張gang1 ju3 mu4 zhang1
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
更张更張geng1 zhang1
lit. to restring one's bow; to reform and start over again
乖张乖張guai1 zhang1
recalcitrant; unreasonable; peevish
过度紧张過度緊張guo4 du4 jin3 zhang1
hypertension; excessive stress
海底扩张海底擴張hai3 di3 kuo4 zhang1
seafloor spreading (geology)
海底扩张说海底擴張說hai3 di3 kuo4 zhang1 shuo1
theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
慌慌张张慌慌張張huang1 huang1 zhang1 zhang1
helter-skelter
慌张慌張huang1 zhang1
confused; flustered
剑拔弩张劍拔弩張jian4 ba2 nu3 zhang1
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn
角弓反张角弓反張jiao3 gong1 fan3 zhang1
opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis
紧张緊張jin3 zhang1
nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
紧张缓和緊張緩和jin3 zhang1 huan3 he2
detente
紧张状态緊張狀態jin3 zhang1 zhuang4 tai4
tense situation; standoff
静脉曲张靜脈曲張jing4 mai4 qu1 zhang1
varicose veins
开张開張kai1 zhang1
to open a business; first transaction of a business day
夸张誇張kua1 zhang1
to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; extreme; ridiculous
扩张擴張kuo4 zhang1
expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden
明目张胆明目張膽ming2 mu4 zhang1 dan3
openly and without fear; brazenly
女修道张女修道張nv3 xiu1 dao4 zhang1
abbess
铺张鋪張pu1 zhang1
ostentation; extravagance
铺张浪费鋪張浪費pu1 zhang1 lang4 fei4
extravagance and waste (idiom)
七嘴八张七嘴八張qi1 zui3 ba1 zhang1
see 七嘴八舌
伸张伸張shen1 zhang1
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
声张聲張sheng1 zhang1
to make public; to disclose
失张失智失張失智shi1 zhang1 shi1 zhi4
out of one's mind
十三张十三張shi2 san1 zhang1
Chinese poker
舒张舒張shu1 zhang1
to relax and expand; (physiology) diastole
舒张压舒張壓shu1 zhang1 ya1
diastolic blood pressure
尾张国尾張國wei3 zhang1 guo2
Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya
嚣张囂張xiao1 zhang1
rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive
嚣张跋扈囂張跋扈xiao1 zhang1 ba2 hu4
arrogant and despotic
嚣张气焰囂張氣焰xiao1 zhang1 qi4 yan4
overweening attitude; threatening manner
心脏舒张压心臟舒張壓xin1 zang4 shu1 zhang1 ya1
diastolic blood pressure
虚张声势虛張聲勢xu1 zhang1 sheng1 shi4
(false) bravado; to bluff
血脉偾张血脈僨張xue4 mai4 fen4 zhang1
lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom); fig. one's blood runs quicker; to be excited
血清张力素血清張力素xue4 qing1 zhang1 li4 su4
serotonin
张爱玲張愛玲zhang1 ai4 ling2
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
张宝張寶zhang1 bao3
Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝
张北張北zhang1 bei3
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口, Hebei
张北县張北縣zhang1 bei3 xian4
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口, Hebei
张斌張斌zhang1 bin1
Zhang Bin (1979-), CCTV sports presenter
张伯伦張伯倫zhang1 bo2 lun2
Chamberlain (name); Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player
张柏芝張柏芝zhang1 bo2 zhi1
Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
张敞張敞zhang1 chang2
Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty
张成泽張成澤zhang1 cheng2 ze2
Jang Seong-taek or Chang Sŏngt'aek (1946-2013), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日, uncle and regent of Kim Jong-un 金正恩
张弛張弛zhang1 chi2
tension and relaxation
张春帆張春帆zhang1 chun1 fan1
Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜|九尾龟
张春桥張春橋zhang1 chun1 qiao2
Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four
张纯如張純如zhang1 chun2 ru2
Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of the Rape of Nanjing
张大千張大千zhang1 da4 qian1
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
张岱張岱zhang1 dai4
Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar
张丹張丹zhang1 dan1
Zhang Dan (1985-), Chinese figure skater
张德江張德江zhang1 de2 jiang1
Zhang Dejiang (1946-), PRC politician
张灯结彩張燈結彩zhang1 deng1 jie2 cai3
to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张店張店zhang1 dian4
Zhangdian district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
张店区張店區zhang1 dian4 qu1
Zhangdian district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
张二鸿張二鴻zhang1 er4 hong2
Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 (1952-), British-Chinese writer, author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅 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
张飞張飛zhang1 fei1
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
张飞打岳飞張飛打岳飛zhang1 fei1 da3 yue4 fei1
lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei; fig. an impossible combination; an impossible turn of events (idiom)
张高丽張高麗zhang1 gao1 li4
Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician
张挂張掛zhang1 gua4
to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)
张冠李戴張冠李戴zhang1 guan1 li3 dai4
lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head; to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom); to confuse one thing with another
张国荣張國榮zhang1 guo2 rong2
Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
张国焘張國燾zhang1 guo2 tao1
Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938
张衡張衡zhang1 heng2
Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
张华張華zhang1 hua4
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
张惶張惶zhang1 huang2
variant of 張皇|张皇
张皇張皇zhang1 huang2
alarmed; flustered
张皇失措張皇失措zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4
panic-stricken (idiom); to be in a flustered state; also written 張惶失措|张惶失措
张惠妹張惠妹zhang1 hui4 mei4
A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
张籍張籍zhang1 ji2
Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet
张家长，李家短張家長，李家短zhang1 jia1 chang2 - li3 jia1 duan3
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
Zhangjiagang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州, Jiangsu
张家港市張家港市zhang1 jia1 gang3 shi4
Zhangjiagang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州, Jiangsu
张家界張家界zhang1 jia1 jie4
Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸
张家界市張家界市zhang1 jia1 jie4 shi4
Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan
张家口張家口zhang1 jia1 kou3
Zhangjiakou prefecture level city in Hebei
张家口地区張家口地區zhang1 jia1 kou3 di4 qu1
Zhangjiakou prefecture in Hebei
张家口市張家口市zhang1 jia1 kou3 shi4
Zhangjiakou prefecture level city in Hebei
张静初張靜初zhang1 jing4 chu1
Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
张居正張居正zhang1 ju1 zheng4
Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
张角張角zhang1 jue2
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
张开張開zhang1 kai1
to open up; to spread; to extend
张口張口zhang1 kou3
to gape; to yawn; to open one's mouth; to start speaking; to talk carelessly; to talk out of place
张口结舌張口結舌zhang1 kou3 jie2 she2
agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words; gaping and speechless
张狂張狂zhang1 kuang2
brash; insolent; frantic
张力張力zhang1 li4
tension
张量張量zhang1 liang4
tensor (math.)
张罗張羅zhang1 luo5
to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc)
张曼玉張曼玉zhang1 man4 yu4
Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
张目張目zhang1 mu4
to open one's eyes wide
张宁張寧zhang1 ning2
Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist
张溥張溥zhang1 pu3
Zhang Pu (1602-1641), Ming dynasty scholar and prolific writer, proponent of 複社|复社 cultural renewal movement, author of Five tombstone inscriptions 五人墓碑記|五人墓碑记
张骞張騫zhang1 qian1
Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
张秋張秋zhang1 qiu1
Cho Chang (Harry Potter)
张戎張戎zhang1 rong2
Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿, author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅 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
张若虚張若虛zhang1 ruo4 xu1
Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
张三張三zhang1 san1
John Doe; 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
Zhang and Li (idiom); Zhang with tight trousers and Li with wide hat; Tom, Dick and Harry
张僧繇張僧繇zhang1 seng1 you2
Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家
张韶涵張韶涵zhang1 shao2 han2
Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
张太雷張太雷zhang1 tai4 lei2
Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party
张天翼張天翼zhang1 tian1 yi4
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
张贴張貼zhang1 tie1
to post (a notice); to advertise
张廷玉張廷玉zhang1 ting2 yu4
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
张湾張灣zhang1 wan1
Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市, Hubei
张湾区張灣區zhang1 wan1 qu1
Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市, Hubei
张王李赵張王李趙zhang1 wang2 li3 zhao4
anyone; Mr Average; any Tom, Dick or Harry
张望張望zhang1 wang4
to look around; to peep (through a crack); to peer at; to throw a look at
张闻天張聞天zhang1 wen2 tian1
Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
张献忠張獻忠zhang1 xian4 zhong1
Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt
张心張心zhang1 xin1
to be troubled; to be concerned
张旭張旭zhang1 xu4
Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书
张学良張學良zhang1 xue2 liang2
Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army
张学友張學友zhang1 xue2 you3
Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), cantopop and film star
张牙舞爪張牙舞爪zhang1 ya2 wu3 zhao3
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
张扬張揚zhang1 yang2
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
张扬張揚zhang1 yang2
to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash
张掖張掖zhang1 ye4
Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu
张掖地区張掖地區zhang1 ye4 di4 qu1
Zhangye prefecture, Gansu (old term); Zhangye prefecture level city 張掖市|张掖市 (district in Gansu)
张掖市張掖市zhang1 ye4 shi4
Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu
张揖張揖zhang1 yi1
Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让, named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅 and several lost works
张仪張儀zhang1 yi2
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)
张怡張怡zhang1 yi2
Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing
张怡宁張怡寧zhang1 yi2 ning2
Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist
张艺谋張藝謀zhang1 yi4 mou2
Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
张易之張易之zhang1 yi4 zhi1
Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天
张荫桓張蔭桓zhang1 yin4 huan2
Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat
张择端張擇端zhang1 ze2 duan1
Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
张震張震zhang1 zhen4
Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor
张之洞張之洞zhang1 zhi1 dong4
Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
张志新張志新zhang1 zhi4 xin1
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 Gan
张治中張治中zhang1 zhi4 zhong1
Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general
张自烈張自烈zhang1 zi4 lie4
Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通
张自忠張自忠zhang1 zi4 zhong1
Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War
张嘴張嘴zhang1 zui3
to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape
张作霖張作霖zhang1 zuo4 lin2
Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928
纸张紙張zhi3 zhang1
paper
主张主張zhu3 zhang1
to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion
自作主张自作主張zi4 zuo4 zhu3 zhang1
to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative
做张做势做張做勢zuo4 zhang1 zuo4 shi4
to put on an act (idiom); to pose; to show theatrical affectation; to indulge in histrionics
做张做智做張做智zuo4 zhang1 zuo4 zhi4
to put on an act (idiom); to pose; to show theatrical affectation; to indulge in histrionics