Meaning of zhāng:
zhāng
张
Noun
surname Zhang; sheet of paper
Wǒ de péngyǒu xìng Zhāng.
我的朋友姓张。
My friend's surname is Zhang.
Qǐng gěi wǒ yī zhāng zhǐ.
请给我一张纸。
Please give me a sheet of paper.
Verb
to open up; to spread
Tā de shǒu tūrán zhāng kāile.
她的手突然张开了。
Her hand suddenly opened up.
Tā bǎ dìtú zhāng kāi zài zhuōzi shàng.
他把地图张开在桌子上。
He spread the map out on the table.
Measure Word
classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes
Wǒ mǎi le yī zhāng diànyǐng piào.
我买了一张电影票。
I bought a movie ticket.
Wǒ tóu le yī zhāng xuǎnpiào gěi tā.
我投了一张选票给他。
I cast a vote for him.
