Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

zhàngmù 账目 N items of an account 账目不清 zhàngmù bùqīng accounts in disorder
zhàng 帐 TRAD 帳 N curtain, canopy
zhàngpeng 帐篷 N tent 搭帐篷 dāzhàngpéng pitch a tent
zhàng 胀 TRAD 脹 V expand (ANTONYM 缩 suō) 热胀冷缩 rè zhàng lěng suō expand when heated, and contract
when cooled
zhàng 障 V hinder, obstruct
zhàng’ài 障碍 [comp: 障 hinder + 碍 hinder] N obstacle, barrier 排除障碍 páichúzhàng'ài clear an obstacle
zhàng 仗 N battle, war (See dǎ zhàng 打仗.)
zhāo 招 V beckon, attract
zhāobiāo 招标 V invite bids, invite tenders
zhāodài 招待 V receive or entertain (a guest) ■ 他们用好酒好菜招待客人。Tāmen yòng hǎo jiǔ hǎo
cài zhāodài kèren. They entertained their guests with good wine and good food.
zhāodàihuì 招待会 N reception 记者招待会 jìzhě zhāodàihuì press conference, news conference
zhāohu 招呼 [comp: 招 beckon + 呼 call] V call, shout at ■ 马路对面有人在招呼我。Mǎlù duìmiàn
yǒurén zài zhāohu wǒ. There’s someone calling me on the other side of the road. 打招呼 dǎ zhāohu 1
greet ■ 他进屋就跟大家打招 呼。Tā jìn wū jiù gēn dàjiā dǎ zhāohu. He greeted everybody when
he came into the room. 2 inform casually, tell ■ 他没跟我打招呼就把我的自行车 骑走了。Tā
méi gēn wǒ dǎ zhāohu jiù bǎ wǒ de zìxíngchē qízǒu le. He rode off on my bicycle without telling
me.
zhāopìn 招聘 [comp: 招 attract + 聘 invite for service] V advertise for a position, recruit (employees) ■
我们学校正在招聘一名中文老师。Wǒmen xuéxiào zhèngzài zhāopìn yì míng Zhōngwén lǎoshī.
Our school is advertising for a Chinese teacher. 招聘广告 zhāopìn guǎnggào advertisement for staff (e.g.
a teacher, a chef)
zhāoshōu 招收 V recruit 招收工人 zhāoshōu gōngrén recuit workers / 招 收学生 zhāoshōu xuésheng enroll new
students
zhāo 朝 N early morning
zhāoqì 朝气 [modif: 朝 early morning + 气 atmosphere] N youthful spirit
zhāoqì péngbó 朝气蓬勃 IDIOM full of youthful spirit, full of vigor and vitality
zháo 着 V touch, catch
zháohuǒ 着火 V catch fire, be caught fire ■ 着火了！着火了！Zháohuǒ le! Zháohuǒ le! Fire! Fire!
zháojí 着急 V be anxious, be worried ■ 已经十二 点了，女儿还没回家，妈妈很着急。Yǐjīng shí’èr
diǎn le, nǚ’ér hái méi huíjiā, māma hěn zháojí. It was almost twelve o’clock and her daughter was
still not home. The mother felt very worried. ■ 你 着急有什么用呢？慢慢想办法吧。Nǐ zháojí
yǒu shénme yòng ne? Mànman xiǎng bànfǎ ba. What’s the use of being worried? Let’s think of a
plan. 别着急 bié zháojí don’t worry
zháoliáng 着凉 V catch a cold
zháomí 着迷 V be fascinated, be captivated
zhǎo 找 V look for, search for ■ “你在找什 么？”“我在找我的手机。” “Nǐ zài zhǎo shénme?”
“Wǒ zài zhǎo wǒ de shǒujī.” “What are you looking for?” “I’m looking for my cell phone.” ■ 你真
的关心她，就帮她找个对象吧。Nǐ zhēn de guānxīn tā, jiù bāng tā zhǎo ge duìxiàng ba. If you
are really concerned for her, help her to find a fiancé. 找到 zhǎodào find
zhǎo 沼 N pond
zhǎozé 沼泽 N swamp, marsh 沼泽地 zhǎozédì swamp, marshland
zhào 召 V summon
zhàokāi 召开 [comp: 召 summon + 开 open] V convene (a conference) ■ 下星期校长要召开 全体教师
会议，讨论明年工作安排。Xià xīngqī xiàozhǎng yào zhàokāi quántǐ jiàoshī huìyì, tǎolùn
míngnián gōngzuò ānpái. Next week the [high school] principal will convene a meeting of all