丈 zhàng

unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband

HSK 2 #1242

DEFINITIONS

丈 zhàng
  • measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
  • to measure
  • husband
  • polite appellation for an older male

STROKES

WORDS

丈夫 zhàng fu
HSK 2
husband; CL:個|个[ge4]
一落千丈 yī luò qiān zhàng lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom); fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline; to take a dive
丈母娘 zhàng mǔ niáng wife's mother; mother-in-law; same as 丈母
火冒三丈 huǒ mào sān zhàng to get really angry
大丈夫 dà zhàng fu a manly man; a man of character
姨丈 yí zhàng mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister
老丈人 lǎo zhàng ren (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
丈量 zhàng liáng to measure; measurement
方丈 fāng zhang one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals; square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square); monastic room 10 feet square; Buddhist or Daoist abbot; abbot's chamber
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 zhàng èr hé shang ， mō bu zháo tóu nǎo lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom); fig. at a total loss
丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦 zhàng èr hé shang ， mō bu zháo tóu nǎo lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom); fig. at a total loss
丈二金刚摸不着头脑 zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
丈二金剛摸不著頭腦 zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
丈人 zhàng rén wife's father (father-in-law); old man
丈八蛇矛 zhàng bā shé máo ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body,
丈母 zhàng mǔ wife's mother; mother-in-law
公丈 gōng zhàng decameter
叔丈人 shū zhàng rén wife's uncle
叔丈母 shū zhàng mǔ wife's aunt
古丈 gǔ zhàng Guzhang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
古丈县 gǔ zhàng xiàn Guzhang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
古丈縣 gǔ zhàng xiàn Guzhang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
大丈夫能屈能伸 dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.; ready to give and take; flexible
姊丈 zǐ zhàng older sister's husband
姐丈 jiě zhàng older sister's husband; brother-in-law
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