张 (zhāng): Chinese measure word
How to use 张 (zhāng), the Chinese measure word for flat things like paper, tickets and tables: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
张
zhāng
flat things like paper, tickets and tables
What it's used for
张 is for things with a flat surface: paper, tickets, photos, maps, cards, tables and beds. It's also used for faces (一张脸) and mouths (一张嘴).
Common nouns with 张
- 一张床 yì zhāng chuáng bed
- 一张票 yì zhāng piào ticket
- 一张车票 yì zhāng chē piào ticket (for a bus or train)
- 一张地图 yì zhāng dì tú map
- 一张机票 yì zhāng jī piào air ticket
- 一张门票 yì zhāng mén piào ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
- 一张桌子 yì zhāng zhuō zi table
- 一张卡 yì zhāng kǎ card
- 一张脸 yì zhāng liǎn face
- 一张网 yì zhāng wǎng net
- 一张纸 yì zhāng zhǐ paper
- 一张嘴 yì zhāng zuǐ mouth
- 一张图片 yì zhāng tú piàn picture
- 一张音乐 yì zhāng yīn yuè music
- 一张照片 yì zhāng zhào piàn photograph
- 一张信用卡 yì zhāng xìn yòng kǎ credit card
Example sentences
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我买了两张电影票。
Wǒ mǎi le liǎng zhāng diàn yǐng piào.
I bought two movie tickets.
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桌子上有一张地图。
Zhuō zi shàng yǒu yì zhāng dì tú.
There is a map on the table.
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这张照片是在北京拍的。
Zhè zhāng zhào piàn shì zài běi jīng pāi de.
This photo was taken in Beijing.
Common mistake
一个票 ✗ → 一张票 ✓. Tables and beds also take 张: 一张桌子, 一张床.
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