张zhāngclassifier for flat objects, sheet
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.
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?
How is 张 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你去看电影吗?
Nǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ma?
Are you going to see the movie?
- Speaker B:
去,我买了一张票。
Qù, wǒ mǎi le yì zhāng piào.
Yes, I bought a ticket.
- Speaker A:
我也想去。
Wǒ yě xiǎng qù.
I want to go too.
- Speaker B:
好,我们一起去。
Hǎo, wǒmen yìqǐ qù.
OK, let's go together.
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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.