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张zhāngclassifier for flat objects, sheet

HSK 3word

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张 (zhāng) means "classifier for flat objects, sheet." It counts flat things, or sheets, such as tables, tickets and photos, as in 这张桌子很大 (This table is very big), 我买了一张票 (I bought a ticket) and 这张照片很好看 (This photo looks nice). This entry covers this one sense.

What does 张 mean?

  1. 1.

    classifier for flat objects, sheetmeasure word

What does the character 张 mean?

  • 张classifier for flat objects, sheet

How do you use 张?

See it in 这张桌子很大, 我买了一张票 and 这张照片很好看.

What are some examples of 张 in a sentence?

  1. 这张桌子很大。

    Zhè zhāng zhuōzi hěn dà.

    This table is very big.

  2. 我买了一张票。

    Wǒ mǎi le yì zhāng piào.

    I bought a ticket.

  3. 这张照片很好看。

    Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn hěn hǎokàn.

    This photo looks nice.

How is 张 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你去看电影吗?

    Nǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ma?

    Are you going to see the movie?

  2. Speaker B:

    去,我买了一张票。

    Qù, wǒ mǎi le yì zhāng piào.

    Yes, I bought a ticket.

  3. Speaker A:

    我也想去。

    Wǒ yě xiǎng qù.

    I want to go too.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,我们一起去。

    Hǎo, wǒmen yìqǐ qù.

    OK, let's go together.

Can you use 张 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 这___桌子很大。 (This table is very big.)
  2. 2.What does 我买了一张票。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这___照片很好看。 (This photo looks nice.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.