Chinese word

主张

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǔ zhāng

Meaning

  • verbassert

Example

他主张自己的观点。tā zhǔ zhāng zì jǐ de guān diǎn

He asserts his own opinion.

Illustration for 主张 (assert)

More examples

很多人主张不要浪费。hěn duō rén zhǔ zhāng bú yào làng fèi

Many people advocate avoiding waste.

Core concept

A person brings a view into the open and stands behind it as a position for others to consider.

Common phrases

  • 主张自己的观点zhǔ zhāng zì jǐ de guān diǎn

    assert one's own opinion

  • 主张不要浪费zhǔ zhāng bú yào làng fèi

    advocate avoiding waste

Similar words

认为rèn wéi: Think that something is true or has a certain quality.
觉得jué de: Think something is so based on personal feelings or an impression.
提出tí chū: Present an opinion, proposal, or request to a person or group.
坚持jiān chí: Keep an opinion or position firmly without giving it up.

Definition in Chinese

公开提出自己的看法并坚持其合理性，有时也作名词指具体的观点。gōng kāi tí chū zì jǐ de kàn fǎ bìng jiān chí qí hé lǐ xìng yǒu shí yě zuò míng cí zhǐ jù tǐ de guān diǎn

Word origin

It combines 主 (zhǔ, "main") + 张 (zhāng, "to spread out"), suggesting that a central view is opened out for others to see and develops into both the verb and noun senses.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the word can refer to the act of stating a position or to the position itself, so sentence structure helps identify its grammatical role.

Other meanings

  • opinionnoun

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