How to say “advocate” in Chinese
advocate; position, view
“Advocate” in Chinese is 主张, zhǔ zhāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
主张 is read zhǔ zhāng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
王 with a dot on top. It hints at the sound in 住 and 注 zhù.
On the left, 弓 “bow”: drawing a bow. On the right, 长 zhǎng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “主张”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 主张. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 每个人都有自己的主张měigeréndōuyǒuzìjǐdezhǔzhāngEveryone has their own position.
- 我赞同你的主张wǒzàntóngnǐdezhǔzhāngI agree with your position.
More words from the lesson “Arguing and objecting”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “advocate” in Chinese?
“Advocate” in Chinese is 主张, pinyin zhǔzhāng.
What does 主张 mean?
主张 (zhǔzhāng) means “advocate; position, view”.
How do you write 主张?
主张 is 2 characters: 主 (zhǔ) — owner; main; 张 (zhāng) — stretch; measure word: sheets. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 主张?
主张 is read zhǔzhāng. Tones: zhǔ — third tone, zhāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“advocate” in the lesson “Arguing and objecting”
This word is from the topic “Talking and arguing” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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