伸张 shēnzhāng to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
怎么记住“伸张”: 伸 to extend + 张 stretch = to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue).
汉字
用法
- 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.