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Trad. 張
- to open up
- to spread
- sheet of paper
- classifier for flat objects, sheet
- classifier for votes
Trad. 張寧
- Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist
Trad. 張寶
- Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]
Trad. 張怡
- Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing
Trad. 張戎
- 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]
Trad. 張揖
- 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
Trad. 張揚
- to display ostentatiously
- to bring out into the open
- to make public
- to spread around
- flamboyant
- brash
Trad. 誇張
- to exaggerate
- overstated; exaggerated
- hyperbole
- (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
Trad. 張旭
- Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书
Trad. 張望
- to look around
- to peep (through a crack)
- to peer at
- to throw a look at
Trad. 張溥
- Ming dynasty scholar (1602–1641), prolific writer, proponent of the Fushe 復社|复社[Fu4 she4] cultural renewal movement, author of Five Men's Tombstone Inscription 五人墓碑記|五人墓碑记[Wu3 Ren2 Mu4 bei1 ji4]
Trad. 張羅
- to take care of
- to raise money
- to attend to (guests, customers etc)
Trad. 主張
- to advocate
- to stand for
- view
- position
- stand
- proposition
- viewpoint
- assertion
- CL:個|个[ge4]
Trad. 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
Trad. 張衡
- Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
Trad. 張角
- Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
Trad. 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
Trad. 樣張
- (printing) proof; specimen page
- sample photograph
- (fashion design) pattern sheet
Trad. 擴張
- expansion
- dilation
- to expand (e.g. one's power or influence)
- to broaden
Trad. 緊張
- nervous
- keyed up
- intense
- tense
- strained
- in short supply
- scarce
- CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
Trad. 張三
- Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
- (dialect) wolf
Trad. 張儀
- 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)
Trad. 張勳
- Zhang Xun (1854-1923), Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne in the Manchu Restoration of 1917 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[Zhang1 Xun1 Fu4 bi4]
Trad. 張口
- to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
- to gape
- to start talking (esp. to make a request)
Trad. 張天翼
- Zhang Tianyi (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[Bao3 hu2 lu5 de5 Mi4 mi4]
Trad. 張太雷
- Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party
Trad. 張學友
- Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
Trad. 張學良
- Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army
Trad. 張家川
- see 張家川回族自治縣|张家川回族自治县[Zhang1 jia1 chuan1 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Trad. 張居正
- Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
Trad. 張店區
- Zhangdian District of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
Trad. 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[Ming2 shi3] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3]
Trad. 張志新
- Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
Trad. 張怡寧
- Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist
Trad. 張惠妹
- A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
Trad. 張愛玲
- Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
Trad. 張成澤
- Jang Song-taek (1946-2013), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], uncle and mentor of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1], in 2013 accused of being a counter-revolutionary and executed
Trad. 張掖市
- Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
Trad. 尾張國
- Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya
Trad. 張易之
- Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1]
Trad. 張春帆
- Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜|九尾龟
Trad. 張春橋
- Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four
Trad. 張柏芝
- Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
Trad. 張治中
- Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general
Trad. 張灣區
- Zhangwan, a district of Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei
Trad. 張獻忠
- Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt
Trad. 張純如
- Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of "The Rape of Nanking"
Trad. 張聞天
- Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
Trad. 張自忠
- Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Trad. 張自烈
- Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通[Zheng4 zi4 tong1]
Trad. 張若虛
- Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
Trad. 張蔭桓
- Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat
Trad. 張韶涵
- Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
Trad. 張之洞
- Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
Trad. 張伯倫
- Chamberlain (name)
- Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player
Trad. 張作霖
- Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928
Trad. 張僧繇
- Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
Trad. 張北縣
- Zhangbei, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei
Trad. 張國榮
- Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
Trad. 張國燾
- Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938
Trad. 張大千
- Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
Trad. 血脈僨張
- lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom)
- fig. one's blood runs quicker; to be excited
Trad. 張家口市
- Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
Trad. 張家川縣
- see 張家川回族自治縣|张家川回族自治县[Zhang1 jia1 chuan1 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Trad. 張家港市
- Zhangjiagang, a county-level city in Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
Trad. 張家界市
- Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
Trad. 角弓反張
- opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis
Trad. 劍拔弩張
- lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- at daggers drawn
Trad. 氣焰囂張
- see 囂張氣焰|嚣张气焰[xiao1 zhang1 qi4 yan4]
Trad. 張燈結彩
- to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
Trad. 張牙舞爪
- to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
Trad. 張王李趙
- (idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone
Trad. 張皇失措
- panic-stricken (idiom)
- to be in a flustered state
- also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4]
Trad. 大張撻伐
- (idiom) to launch an all-out attack
- to roundly condemn; to castigate
Trad. 大張旗鼓
- (idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale
Trad. 大張聲勢
- to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
Trad. 單張匯票
- sola bill of exchange (international trade)
Trad. 自作主張
- (idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself
Trad. 虛張聲勢
- (idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
Trad. 囂張氣焰
- (idiom) overweening attitude; threatening manner
Trad. 做張做勢
- to put on an act (idiom); to pose
- to show theatrical affectation
- to indulge in histrionics
Trad. 做張做智
- to put on an act (idiom); to pose
- to show theatrical affectation
- to indulge in histrionics
Trad. 做張做致
- see 做張做智|做张做智[zuo4 zhang1 zuo4 zhi4]
Trad. 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
Trad. 張三李四
- lit. Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom)
- (fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry
Trad. 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
Trad. 東張西望
- to look in all directions (idiom)
- to glance around
Trad. 張勳復辟
- Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳|张勋[Zhang1 Xun1] to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne
Trad. 張口結舌
- agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
- gaping and speechless
Trad. 張飛打岳飛
- lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
- fig. an impossible combination
- an impossible turn of events (idiom)
Trad. 心臟舒張壓
- diastolic blood pressure
Trad. 海底擴張說
- theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
Trad. 精索靜脈曲張
- varicocele (medicine)
Trad. 張家長，李家短
- lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
Trad. 張家川回族自治縣
- Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County, in Tianshui City 天水市[Tian1 shui3 Shi4], Gansu