张生

張生
Zhāng Shēng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhang Sheng, the young scholar who loves Cui Yingying in Romance of the Western Chamber

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhāng Shēng duì Cuī Yīngyīng yíjiàn-zhōngqíng.
Zhang Sheng fell in love with Cui Yingying at first sight.
HSK 7-9
Zài Hóngniáng de bāngzhù xià, Zhāng Shēng hé Cuī Yīngyīng zhōngyú zài yìqǐ le.
With Hongniang's help, Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying were finally together.

Tips

usage
生 here means "young scholar", as in 书生, so 张生 is "the scholar Zhang". In the play his name is 张珙, courtesy name 君瑞. Other old stories have their own scholar Zhang, as in the Yuan play 《张生煮海》 "Zhang Sheng Boils the Sea".

Stroke Order

张 zhāng
生 shēng