Chinese Word: 丈 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

丈HSK 2

Pinyin: zhàng

English Definition: measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male

Chinese Definition:
①中国市制长度单位，十尺：万丈高楼。
②测量长度和面积：丈量(liáng)。
③对老年男子的尊称：丈人(a。古代对老人的尊称；b。岳父。“人”均读轻声)。老丈。

Total strokes: 3; Radical: 一

Character Formation:

⿻ Overlaid
- 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
- 又 [ yòu ] and, also, again, in addition

Similar Characters: 亣

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丈夫HSK 2	zhàng fu	husband; Classifiers: 个
万丈	wàn zhàng	lit. ten thousand fathoms; fig. extremely high or deep; lofty; bottomless
大丈夫HSK 2	dà zhàng fu	a manly man; a man of character
丈量	zhàng liáng	to measure; measurement
丈母娘	zhàng mǔ niáng	wife's mother; mother-in-law; same as 丈母

1		tā 他 shì 是 wèi 位 hǎo zhàng fū 好丈夫。 He is a good husband.
2		tā 她 gěi 给 zhàng fu 丈夫 mǎi le 买了 yī jiàn 一件 xīn 新 chèn shān 衬衫。 She bought her husband a new shirt.
3		tā 她 de 的 zhàng fu 丈夫 yǐ jīng 已经 shuō 说 hǎo 好 péi 陪 tā 她 qù lǚ xíng 去旅行。 Her husband has agreed to accompany her on the trip.
4		nà ge 那个 nǚ rén 女人 shēn shēn de 深深地 hèn 恨 zhe 着 tā 她 de 的 zhàng fu 丈夫。 The woman harbored a deep hatred towards her husband.
5		tā 她 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 rěn shòu 忍受 zhàng fu 丈夫 de 的 bào lì 暴力 xíng wéi 行为。 She has been enduring her husband's violent behavior.

1		tā 他 shì 是 wèi 位 hǎo zhàng fū 好丈夫。 He is a good husband.
2		tā 她 gěi 给 zhàng fu 丈夫 mǎi le 买了 yī jiàn 一件 xīn 新 chèn shān 衬衫。 She bought her husband a new shirt.
3		tā 她 de 的 zhàng fu 丈夫 yǐ jīng 已经 shuō 说 hǎo 好 péi 陪 tā 她 qù lǚ xíng 去旅行。 Her husband has agreed to accompany her on the trip.
4		nà ge 那个 nǚ rén 女人 shēn shēn de 深深地 hèn 恨 zhe 着 tā 她 de 的 zhàng fu 丈夫。 The woman harbored a deep hatred towards her husband.
5		tā 她 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 rěn shòu 忍受 zhàng fu 丈夫 de 的 bào lì 暴力 xíng wéi 行为。 She has been enduring her husband's violent behavior.