Chinese word

章

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhāng

Meaning

  • nounchapter

Example

你读过那本书的第一章吗？nǐ dú guò nà běn shū de dì yì zhāng ma

Have you read the first chapter of that book?

Illustration for 章 (chapter)

More examples

下一章将讨论结论。xià yì zhāng jiāng tǎo lùn jié lùn

The next chapter will discuss the conclusion.

Core concept

A signposted section that divides a longer text into major units.

Common phrases

  • 第一章dì yì zhāng

    first chapter

  • 下一章xià yì zhāng

    next chapter

  • 本章běn zhāng

    this chapter

Similar words

篇piān: A complete written piece, such as an essay, article, or literary work.
段duàn: A group of sentences that develops one idea or topic in a text.
节jié: A small section dividing an explanation, story, or other text into parts.
回huí: An episode or installment in a story, novel, or drama.

Definition in Chinese

书籍或文章中按内容分成的较大部分，通常以序号或题目标示，用来表示结构上的一个单元。shū jí huò wén zhāng zhōng àn nèi róng fēn chéng de jiào dà bù fèn tōng cháng yǐ xù hào huò tí mù biāo shì yòng lái biǎo shì jié gòu shàng de yí gè dān yuán

Word origin

章 (zhāng, "chapter") first referred to a complete musical segment, with the idea of a finished segment later extending to written works.

Usage tips

  • Chinese puts an ordinal before the noun in headings, so 第三章 (dì sān zhāng, "Chapter Three") follows a different order from the usual English phrase.

Related words

  • 章节zhāng jiéchapters and sectionsnoun
  • 章程zhāng chéngregulationsnoun

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