张籍

張籍

Zhāng Jí

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhang Ji (c. 766–c. 830), mid-Tang poet known for plain-spoken ballads about ordinary people

HSK 1

张籍是韩愈的朋友。

Zhāng Jí shì Hán Yù de péngyou.

Zhang Ji was a friend of Han Yu.

HSK 6

王安石说，张籍的诗看似平常，其实最难写。

Wáng Ānshí shuō, Zhāng Jí de shī kànsì píngcháng, qíshí zuì nán xiě.

Wang Anshi said that Zhang Ji's poems look ordinary but are the hardest to write.

mistakes

Don't confuse him with 张继, the poet of 《枫桥夜泊》: the two names differ only in the tone of the second syllable, jí against jì.

history

He rose to deputy head of the Imperial Academy, so he is also called 张司业. 韩愈's poem 《调张籍》 is addressed to him, and 王安石 praised his craft in 《题张司业诗》.

张 zhāng

籍 jí