伸 shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 申 to report
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
伸张
shēnzhāng
to uphold; to make prevail; to assert
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Example phrases
- 媒体持续追踪此案，是为了帮助弱势群体伸张正义。 Méitǐ chíxù zhuīzōng cǐ àn, shì wèile bāngzhù ruòshì qúntǐ shēnzhāng zhèngyì. The media kept following the case in order to help disadvantaged groups seek justice.
- 律师多年奔走，终于为受害者伸张了正义。 Lǜshī duōnián bēnzǒu, zhōngyú wèi shòuhàizhě shēnzhāng le zhèngyì. After years of effort the lawyer finally upheld justice for the victim.
- 我们应当主持公道，伸张正义。 Wǒmen yīngdāng zhǔchí gōngdào, shēnzhāng zhèngyì. We should act fairly and uphold justice.
Related words
- 伸 shēn to stretch out
- 延伸 yánshēn to stretch out
- 伸手 shēnshǒu to stretch out one’s hand; to ask for help or money
- 伸缩 shēnsuō to stretch and contract; flexible; telescopic
- 紧张 jǐnzhāng nervous; tense
- 张 zhāng a measure word for flat things
- 主张 zhǔzhāng to support; position
- 夸张 kuāzhāng exaggerated
- 东张西望 dōngzhāngxīwàng to look around distractedly; to gaze about
- 慌张 huāngzhāng flustered; nervous; in a panic
- 开张 kāizhāng to open for business
- 扩张 kuòzhāng to expand; expansion