Chinese word dictionary

张扬

zhāngyáng · Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter; to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash

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Word information

Simplified张扬

Traditional張揚

Pinyinzhāngyáng

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.

张zhāng

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

扬yáng

to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise

How to learn 张扬

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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

表扬biǎoyáng

to praise; to commend

紧张jǐnzhāng

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

夸张kuāzhāng

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

主张zhǔzhāng

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

得意扬扬déyì-yángyáng

variant of 得意洋洋[de2 yi4 yang2 yang2]