HSK 3 HSK C3/W2/V3
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Strokes

Collocation

1
一张纸
2
一张床
3
一张邮票
4
一张地图
5
一张照片
6
一张笑脸
7
张开嘴
8
张大嘴
9
张开翅膀
10
张开双臂

Definition

张 is a Measure word, which means “classifier for flat objects, paper, table, bed, etc.".

张 also is a Verb, which means “to open; to spread; to stretch”.

Example

张 as a Nominal Measure Word.
1
wèi
大卫
  
,
yǒu
zhāng
zhōngwén
中文
guāngpán
光盘
  
?
yǒu
3
3
zhāng
zhōngwén
中文
guāngpán
光盘
  

David, how many discs do Chinese have? I have 3 Chinese discs.

2
Zhè
zhāng
huà
quèshí
确实
cuò
不错
  
,
huàr  
画儿
shàngmiàn
上面
de
tao
葡萄
dōu
shì
紫色
de
  
,
xiàng
zhēn
de
yàng
一样
  

The picture is really good, the grapes above the painting are purple, like real.

3
men
我们
zài
zhèrzhào
这儿
zhāng
yǐng
合影
  
  

Let's take a picture here.

4
Ā
阿姨
  
,
nín
bāng
men
我们
zhào
zhāng
yǐng
合影
  
,
可以
ma
  
?

Auntie, can you take a picture for us?

张 as a Verb.
5
Tóngxué
同学
men
dòu
zhège
这个
yīn
de
shíhou
时候
  
,
dìng
一定
yào
zuǐ
zhāngkāi
张开
  

When students read this sound, they must open their mouths.

6
zhāngkāi
张开
shuāng
双臂
  
,
gěi
le
大大
de
yōngbào
拥抱
  

He opened his arms and gave me a big hug.

7
Xiǎoniǎo
小鸟
zhāngkāi
张开
chìbǎng
翅膀
  
,
xiàng
yuǎnchù
远处
fēi
  

The bird spreads its wings and flies off into the distance.