HSK 5 · Verbs

主张 zhǔzhāng “to advocate” in Chinese

Traditional 主張

What 主张 means

  1. to advocate
  2. to stand for
  3. view
  4. position
  5. stand
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • proposition

Measure word 个 gè · 一个主张 yí ge zhǔzhāng

How to say 主张

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale主zhǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale张zhāng1st tone, high and level

主张 in a sentence

  1. 这些主张没有科学的根据。

    Zhèxiē zhǔzhāng méiyǒu kēxué de gēnjù.

    There’s no scientific basis for these claims.

    Sentence #881727 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 主张 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 主 (zhǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
主zhǔowner
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
  • 王king · wáng

Memory aidThe dot 丶 on top was once the flame of a lamp: the main one, the master.

The character 张 (zhāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
张zhāngto open up
  • 弓bow · gōngMeaning part
  • 长long · chángSound part

弓 hints at the meaning (bow); 长 (cháng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhāng.

How to write 主张

主 5 strokes · 张 7 strokes

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主张 (zhǔzhāng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 主张 (zhǔzhāng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 主张

Words with 主

主要zhǔyào · main主意zhǔyi · plan主人zhǔrén · master主持zhǔchí · to host (a programme or event)主观zhǔguān · subjective主任zhǔrèn · director公主gōngzhǔ · princess主席zhǔxí · chairperson主题zhǔtí · theme主动zhǔdòng · to take the initiative

Words with 张

张zhāng · mw for flat objects紧张jǐnzhāng · nervous夸张kuāzhāng · to exaggerate慌张huāngzhāng · flustered扩张kuòzhāng · to expand东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàng · to look around in all directions

More words: Thinking & Talking

责备zébèi · to blame争论zhēnglùn · to argue征求zhēngqiú · to solicit智慧zhìhuì · wisdom祝福zhùfú · blessing转告zhuǎngào · to pass on咨询zīxún · to consult尊敬zūnjìng · to respect

FAQs

主张 (zhǔzhāng) means “to advocate” or “to stand for”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhǔzhāng: zhǔ with a 3rd tone, then zhāng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 主张 is written 主張. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to advocate is 一个主张 (yí ge zhǔzhāng).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuzhang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 主张 from the suggestions. Typing zhuzhang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
主张 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.