张扬
zhāngyáng
to make public; showy; ostentatious
Characters in this word
扬 yáng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 昜 bright, glorious
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他做事一向低调，从不张扬自己的成绩。 Tā zuòshì yīxiàng dīdiào, cóng bù zhāngyáng zìjǐ de chéngjì. He always keeps a low profile and never shows off his achievements.
- 办婚礼时他们不想太张扬，只请了几个亲戚。 Bàn hūnlǐ shí tāmen bù xiǎng tài zhāngyáng, zhǐ qǐng le jǐ gè qīnqi. When they held their wedding they didn't want to make it too showy and invited only a few relatives.
- 这个消息还没正式公布，你先别张扬。 Zhège xiāoxi hái méi zhèngshì gōngbù, nǐ xiān bié zhāngyáng. This news hasn't been officially announced yet, so don't spread it around for now.
Related words
- 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
- 伸张 shēnzhāng to uphold; to make prevail; to assert
- 嚣张 xiāozhāng arrogant; aggressive; overbearing
- 张灯结彩 zhāngdēngjiécǎi to decorate with lanterns and coloured banners
- 张贴 zhāngtiē to post; to put up