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HSK
4

Chinese yard

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

zhang4 zhàng

Meaning


Primary

Chinese yard

Alternatives

Chinese yards, yard, yards, zhang

Mnemonic


[zh-] James Bond is in the [4] bathroom of the [-ang] chapel, with his favorite 丈 cane. That 丈 cane is exactly one 丈 Chinese yard. As a favor to the priests, he measures the length of the holy bathroom by placing his 丈 Chinese yard 丈 cane on the floor to serve as a yardstick.

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