伸张 shēnzhāng to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
How to remember 伸张: 伸 to extend + 张 stretch = to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue).
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How it is used
- To uphold / promote (justice, righteousness) - 伸张正义 (shēnzhāng zhèngyì) to uphold justice.
- Almost fixed with abstract positives: 正义 (justice), 民主 (democracy). Means to extend and assert them.
- Not for physical stretching (use 伸展 shēnzhǎn); 伸张 is figurative, about advancing a cause.