张骞
Zhāng Qiān
Pinyin

Definition

张骞
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Zhāng Qiān
  1. Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

张
Zhāng
  1. 1 surname Zhang
紧张
jǐn zhāng
  1. 1 nervous
  2. 2 keyed up
  3. 3 intense
  4. 4 tense
  5. 5 strained
  6. 6 in short supply
  7. 7 scarce
  8. 8 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
主张
zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to advocate
  2. 2 to stand for
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 position
  5. 5 stand
  6. 6 proposition
  7. 7 viewpoint
  8. 8 assertion
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
嚣张
xiāo zhāng
  1. 1 rampant
  2. 2 unbridled
  3. 3 arrogant
  4. 4 aggressive
张口
zhāng kǒu
  1. 1 to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
  2. 2 to gape
  3. 3 to start talking (esp. to make a request)
张国荣
Zhāng Guó róng
  1. 1 Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
张学友
Zhāng Xué yǒu
  1. 1 Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
张家界
Zhāng jiā jiè
  1. 1 Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Dà yōng]
张居正
Zhāng Jū zhèng
  1. 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. 1 A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
张爱玲
Zhāng Ài líng
  1. 1 Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
张扬
Zhāng Yáng
  1. 1 Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
张望
zhāng wàng
  1. 1 to look around
  2. 2 to peep (through a crack)
  3. 3 to peer at
  4. 4 to throw a look at
张柏芝
Zhāng Bó zhī
  1. 1 Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张罗
zhāng luo
  1. 1 to take care of
  2. 2 to raise money
  3. 3 to attend to (guests, customers etc)
张艺谋
Zhāng Yì móu
  1. 1 Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
张开
zhāng kāi
  1. 1 to open up
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to extend
张韶涵
Zhāng Sháo hán
  1. 1 Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
慌张
huāng zhāng
  1. 1 confused
  2. 2 flustered

Idioms (18)

做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
大张挞伐
dà zhāng tà fá
  1. 1 to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
  2. 2 to roundly condemn
  3. 3 to castigate
大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì
  1. 1 to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
  1. 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
  2. 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3 to confuse one thing with another
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
  1. 1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
  2. 2 gaping and speechless
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 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. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
  1. 1 panic-stricken (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in a flustered state
  3. 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. 1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
  2. 2 fig. an impossible combination
  3. 3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
  1. 1 to look in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 to glance around
纲举目张
gāng jǔ mù zhāng
  1. 1 if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
  2. 2 take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
  3. 3 (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
自作主张
zì zuò zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative
血脉偾张
xuè mài fèn zhāng
  1. 1 lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one's blood runs quicker
  3. 3 to be excited
铺张浪费
pū zhāng làng fèi
  1. 1 extravagance and waste (idiom)

Sample Sentences

和平合作。公元前一百四十多年的中国汉代，一支从长安出发的和平使团，开始打通东方通往西方的道路，完成了“凿空之旅"这就是著名的张骞出使西域。
hépíng hézuò 。gōngyuánqián yī bǎi sì shí duō nián de Zhōngguó Hàndài ，yī Zhī cóng Chángān chūfā de hépíng shǐtuán ，kāishǐ dǎtōng Dōngfāng tōngwǎng Xīfāng de dàolù ，wánchéng le “Záokōngzhīlǚ "zhè jiùshì zhùmíng de ZhāngQiān chūshǐ Xīyù 。
Peaceful cooperation. In the Han Dynasty, before 140BC, a peaceful delegation set forth from Changan, and started to open up a road from the East to the West, completing a journey of pioneership, the renowned diplomatic mission to the Western regions undertaken by Zhang Qian.
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