Chinese word dictionary

伸张

shēnzhāng · to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote

Practice word

Word information

Simplified伸张

Traditional伸張

Pinyinshēnzhāng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

伸shēn

to extend, to stretch out, to open up; to trust

张zhāng

to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper

How to learn 伸张

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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张zhāng

surname Zhang; to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes

紧张jǐnzhāng

nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]

伸shēn

to stretch; to extend

夸张kuāzhāng

to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous

延伸yánshēn

to extend; to spread

主张zhǔzhāng

to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4]