Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

zhàn 站¹ V stand ■ 房间里有些人站着，有些人 坐着。Fángjiān li yǒuxiē rén zhànzhe, yǒuxiē rén
zuòzhe. In the room some people are standing, and others are seated. ■ 站在高山上，可以看得很
远。Zhàn zài gāoshān shang, kěyǐ kàn de hěn yuǎn. Standing on a high mountain, one can see
very far.
zhàn qǐlai 站起来 stand up ■ 老师走进教室，学 生们都站起来。Lǎoshī zuǒjìn jiàoshì,
xuéshengmen dōu zhàn qǐlai. When the teacher came into the classroom, all the students stood up.
zhàn 站² N station, stop ■ 我要一辆出租车去火车 站。Wǒ yào yí liàng chūzū qchē qù huǒchē zhàn. I
want a taxi to go to the railway station. 站长 zhànzhǎng railway/coach stationmaster / 出 租汽车站
chūzū qìchē zhàn taxi stand / 火车站 huǒchē zhàn railway station / 汽车站 qìchē zhàn coach/bus station; bus
stop
zhàn 战 TRAD 戰 V battle
zhàndòu 战斗 V combat, fight
zhànlüè 战略 N military strategy, strategy
zhànshèng 战胜 [V+compl: 战 fight + 胜 victorious] N triumph over, defeat ■ 人不可能战胜自 然。
Rén bù kěnéng zhànshèng zìrán. It is impossible for man to triumph over nature.
zhànshi 战士 [modif: 战 fighting + 士 person] N soldier, fighter ■ 不管天冷天热，战士们坚持军 事训
练。Bùguǎn tiān-lěng-tiān-rè, zhànshimen jiānchí jūnshì xùnliàn. The soldiers persist in military
training regardless of the weather conditions.
zhànshù 战术 N military tactics
zhànyì 战役 N military campaign
zhànzhēng 战争 [comp: 战 fight + 争 strife] N war ■ 在二十一世纪，人类能避免大规模战争吗？
Zài èrshíyī shìjì, rénlèi néng bìmiǎn dà guīmó zhànzhēng ma? Can mankind avoid large-scale
wars in the twenty-first century?
zhāng 张¹ TRAD 張 MEASURE WORD (for paper, bed, table etc.) 一张纸 yì zhāng zhǐ a piece of paper / 两张床 liǎng
zhāng chuáng two beds / 三张桌子 sān zhāng zhuōzi three tables/desks
Zhāng 张² TRAD 張 N a common family name ■ 张先生/太太/小姐 Zhāng xiānsheng/tàitai/ xiǎojiě
Mr/Mrs/Miss Zhang
zhāng 章 N chapter
zhāngchéng 章程 N regulations (for an organization), rules
zhǎng 长¹ TRAD 長 V 1 grow ■ 孩子长高了。Háizi zhǎnggāo le. The child has grown taller. ■ 孩子长
大成人，父母也老了。Háizi zhǎngdà chéngrén, fù-mǔ yě lǎo le. The parents will be old when
their children are grown up. 2 grow to be, look ■ 他们 的女儿长得很漂亮。Tāmen de nǚ’ér
zhǎng de hěn piàoliang. Their daughter is very pretty. ■ 今年 的庄稼长得真好。Jīnnián de
zhuāngjia zhǎng de zhēn hǎo. The crops this year are really good.
zhǎng 长² TRAD 長 N chief
zhǎngbèi 长辈 N people of the older generation, elder member of a family, elder
zhǎng 涨 TRAD 漲 V rise, go up ■ 水涨船高。Shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo. When the river rises the boat goes
up. (→ When the general situation improves, particular things improve.) ■ 上周股票涨了很 多。
Shàng zhōu gǔpiào zhǎngle hěn duō. Last week shares rose greatly.
zhǎng 掌 N hand, palm
zhǎngwò 掌握 [comp: 掌 be in charge + 握 take ... in one’s hands] V have a good command of, know well
■ 要掌握一门外语是不容易的。 Yào zhǎngwò yì mén wàiyǔ shì bù róngyi de. It is not easy to
gain a good command of a foreign language.
zhàng 丈 N senior
zhàngfu 丈夫 N husband (ANTONYM 妻子 qīzi) ■ 你 认识她的丈夫吗？Nǐ rènshi tā de zhàngfu ma? Do
you know her husband?
zhàng 账 TRAD 賬 N account 查账 cházhàng examine an account, audit / 算账 suàn zhàng compute income and
expense, settle accounts
zhàngdān 账单 N bill 付电话账单 fù diànhuà zhàngdān pay phone bills
zhànghù 账户 N account 账户号 zhànghù hào account number