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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[zhāng]
  1. 1. verb [打开] open
    大嘴巴
    open one's mouth wide
  2. 2. verb [展开] extend
    stretch
  3. 3. verb [夸大] exaggerate
    exaggerate
  4. 4. verb [看] look
    西望
    look around
  5. 5. verb [开业] open for business
    商店要开了。
    The shop is about to open for business.
  6. 6. verb [陈设] lay … on
    他们结婚时不想大筵席。
    When they get married, they don't want to lay on a big reception.
  7. 7. measure word
    海报
    a poster
    书桌
    a desk

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[zhāng]
  1. 1. verb open; spread; stretch
    make sail; hoist sail
    draw a bow
    开双臂
    stretch out both arms
    spread a net
    翅膀
    spread the wings
    开手
    open one's hand
  2. 2. verb set out; display
    筵席
    lay on a feast
  3. 3. verb magnify; exaggerate
    exaggerate; overstate
  4. 4. verb look
    peep (through a crack, etc.)
  5. 5. verb (of a shop) start business; set up
    open a business; begin doing business
  6. 6. measure word (used for paper, paintings, leather, etc.; beds, tables, etc.; mouths and faces; bows)
    你这嘴啊!
    What a tongue you've got!
    a bow
    a piece (or sheet) of paper
    two beds
    桌子
    a table
  7. 7. noun the twenty-sixth of the twenty-eight constellations (二十八宿) into which the celestial sphere was divided in ancient Chinese astronomy (consisting of five stars in the shape of a drawn bow in Hydra)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[zhāng]
  1. 1. 拉开弓弦
    剑拔弩
  2. 2. 绷紧;紧迫
    一弛,文武之道。
  3. 3. 打开;展开
    开翅膀。
    牙舞爪。
    纲举目
  4. 4. 扩大;夸大
    声势。
  5. 5. 放纵;放肆
  6. 6. 陈设;布置
    筵席。
    灯结彩。
    贴。
  7. 7. (商店等)开业
  8. 8. a)用于可以开和闭拢的东西
    纸。
    烙饼。
    桌子。
  9. 9. 星宿名,二十八宿之一。
  10. 10. 看;望
    望。
    西望。

Examples

"先生,你,你看……"他吃吃地对着我说。
博士
Doctor Zhang
刘二君
Messrs. Zhang and Liu
他这回又给我开了空头支票。
His promises turned out to be empty again this time.
有关事宜,请找同志面洽。
For particulars, please go and see Comrade Zhang.
这屋里连像样的桌子也没有。
There isn't even a decent table in this room.
我们三个人我最年长,李次之,又次之。
Of the three of us, I am the eldest, Li is younger, and Zhang is the youngest.
趁着雪花纷飞,她特意跑到外面拍了雪景。
She went outside in an attempt to take photos of the scenery in the flying snowflakes.
这个课题组的组长是教授。
The leader of the research group is Prof. Zhang.

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Measure words

Measure words

Except in Chinese idioms and some special conditions, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them, e.g. "五人", "十八线", "一百多蚂蚁","一战役"。

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[zhāng]

  • Scene:

    张嘴 / opening his mouth

  • Examples:

    张开手,张开翅膀,张牙舞爪

  • Description:

    张 means to open or expand.

Related video notes: 张、翻、开、睁

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