zhàn
站
stand; stop; station; post
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
stand up; stand on one's feet
Used for physical posture, and also has extended metaphorical uses for political/ideological positions.
Qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
zuò坐
zhe着
，
bù不
yào要
zhàn站
qǐ起
lái来
。
Please stay seated, don't stand up.
Jiāo交
tōng通
jǐng警
chá察
zhàn站
zài在
shí十
zì字
lù路
kǒu口
zhǐ指
huī挥
lái来
wǎng往
chē车
liàng辆
。
A traffic police officer stands at the intersection directing traffic.
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Tā他
bì必
xū须
zhàn站
wěn稳
lì立
chǎng场
，
bù不
néng能
qīng轻
yì易
tuǒ妥
xié协
。
He must stand firm on his position and not compromise easily.
Xiǎo小
nǚ女
hái孩
zhàn站
zài在
yǐ椅
zi子
shàng上
gòu够
shū书
jià架
dǐng顶
céng层
de的
shū书
。
The little girl stood on a chair to reach the book on the top shelf.
Yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
zhàn站
zài在
qǐ起
pǎo跑
xiàn线
shàng上
děng等
dài待
fā发
lìng令
qiāng枪
xiǎng响
。
The athletes stood at the starting line waiting for the starting gun to fire.
noun
surname Zhan
Used as a family name, relatively common in Chinese society.
Zhè这
wèi位
shì是
Zhàn站
xiān先
sheng生
，
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
。
This is Mr. Zhan, our new colleague at the company.
Zhàn站
xìng姓
zài在
Sòng宋
dài代
de的
bǎi百
jiā家
xìng姓
zhōng中
pái排
míng名
dì第
èr2
bǎi3
sān8
shí位
。
The Zhan surname is ranked 238th in the Hundred Family Surnames from the Song Dynasty.