Chinese words starting with “zhang”
21 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable zhang. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 3 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial zh · final ang · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 6
- 3rd tone 7
- 4th tone 8
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 丈夫zhàng fuHSK 4
husband
- 长大zhǎng dàHSK 2
to grow up
- 掌握zhǎng wòHSK 5
to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
All 21 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 长 | zhǎng | a,v,ad,g | chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance | |
| 2 | 张 | zhāng | q,nr,v,g | to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes | |
| 3 | 障碍 | zhàng ài | n | barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle | |
| 4 | 章 | zhāng | q,n | chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order | |
| 5 | 账户 | zhàng hù | n | bank account; online account | |
| 6 | 涨 | zhǎng | v | to rise (of prices, rivers) | |
| 7 | 掌声 | zhǎng shēng | n | applause | |
| 8 | 账 | zhàng | n | account; bill; debt | |
| 9 | 帐篷 | zhàng peng | n | tent | |
| 10 | 长相 | zhǎng xiàng | n | appearance; looks; profile; countenance | |
| 11 | 账号 | zhàng hào | n | account; username | |
| 12 | 张扬 | zhāng yáng | v,nr | to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash | |
| 13 | 账单 | zhàng dān | n | bill | |
| 14 | 胀 | zhàng | a | to swell; dropsical; swollen; bloated | |
| 15 | 涨价 | zhǎng jià | v,vn | to appreciate (in value); to increase in price | |
| 16 | 掌管 | zhǎng guǎn | v | in charge of; to control | |
| 17 | 长辈 | zhǎng bèi | n | one's elders; older generation | |
| 18 | 章程 | zhāng chéng | n | rules; regulations; constitution; statute; articles of association (of company); articles of incorporation; charter (of a corporation); by-laws | |
| 19 | 张贴 | zhāng tiē | v | to post (a notice); to advertise | |
| 20 | 张灯结彩 | zhāng dēng jié cǎi | v | to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom) | |
| 21 | 帐子 | zhàng zi | n | mosquito net |
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