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纸张
zhǐ zhāng
Pinyin
Definition
纸张
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zhǐ zhāng
paper
Character Decomposition
纸
纟
氏
张
弓
长
Related Words
(20)
壁纸
bì zhǐ
1
wallpaper
张
Zhāng
1
surname Zhang
纸
zhǐ
1
paper
2
CL:張|张[zhāng],沓[dá]
3
classifier for documents, letter etc
紧张
jǐn zhāng
1
nervous
2
keyed up
3
intense
4
tense
5
strained
6
in short supply
7
scarce
8
CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
主张
zhǔ zhāng
1
to advocate
2
to stand for
3
view
4
position
5
stand
6
proposition
7
viewpoint
8
assertion
9
CL:個|个[gè]
剪纸
jiǎn zhǐ
1
papercutting (Chinese folk art)
2
to make paper cutouts
嚣张
xiāo zhāng
1
rampant
2
unbridled
3
arrogant
4
aggressive
图纸
tú zhǐ
1
blueprint
2
drawing
3
design plans
4
graph paper
报纸
bào zhǐ
1
newspaper
2
newsprint
3
CL:份[fèn],期[qī],張|张[zhāng]
妹纸
mèi zhǐ
1
(Internet slang) (pun on 妹子[mèi zi])
废纸
fèi zhǐ
1
waste paper
张力
zhāng lì
1
tension
张口
zhāng kǒu
1
to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
2
to gape
3
to start talking (esp. to make a request)
张国荣
Zhāng Guó róng
1
Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
张学友
Zhāng Xué yǒu
1
Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
张家口
Zhāng jiā kǒu
1
Zhangjiakou prefecture level city in Hebei
张家界
Zhāng jiā jiè
1
Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Dà yōng]
张居正
Zhāng Jū zhèng
1
Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
张惠妹
Zhāng Huì mèi
1
A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
张爱玲
Zhāng Ài líng
1
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
Idioms
(20)
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
1
to put on an act (idiom); to pose
2
to show theatrical affectation
3
to indulge in histrionics
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
1
to put on an act (idiom); to pose
2
to show theatrical affectation
3
to indulge in histrionics
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
1
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
2
at daggers drawn
大张挞伐
dà zhāng tà fá
1
to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
2
to roundly condemn
3
to castigate
大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì
1
to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
1
Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
2
Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
1
lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
2
to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
3
to confuse one thing with another
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
1
agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
2
gaping and speechless
张家长,李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
1
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
1
to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
1
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
1
panic-stricken (idiom)
2
to be in a flustered state
3
also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhāng huáng shī cuò]
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
1
lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
2
fig. an impossible combination
3
an impossible turn of events (idiom)
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
1
to look in all directions (idiom)
2
to glance around
洛阳纸贵
Luò yáng zhǐ guì
1
lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom)
2
fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes
纸上谈兵
zhǐ shàng tán bīng
1
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
2
fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
3
armchair strategist
4
idle theorizing
5
cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
纸醉金迷
zhǐ zuì jīn mí
1
lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
纲举目张
gāng jǔ mù zhāng
1
if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
2
take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
3
(of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
自作主张
zì zuò zhǔ zhāng
1
to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative
Sample Sentences
你被骗了吧?这纸张明显是故意作旧的。
nǐ bèi piàn le ba ?zhè zhǐzhāng míngxiǎn shì gùyì zuòjiù de 。
You may have been lied to. It's obvious this paper was purposely made to look old.
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