Chin-dal cymbals were once supplied with Mapex entry level drum kits - I have a 14" starter kit hi hat top that is probably the same thing, its so thin that if used as a hi hat it will invert if you put any pressure on the pedal. I used it for a crash until I scraped the cash together for a replacement 'proper' crash. If you have one - use it until you can afford a replacement.
On the question of ZHT cymbals - they are Zildjian's higher end sheet metal cymbals, personally I think practically every other manufacturer sells better cymbals at the same price point. ZHT are made of B12 (12% tin content instead of 8% tin content in B8 cymbals). Zildjian claim that the extra tin content gives them 'extra musicality', personally I cannot hear this extra musicality in Zildjian's B12 and believe that 'higher quality' B8 ranges from Sabian, Paiste and Meinl sound better to me than Zildjian ZHT. All personal opinion of course and others probably won't agree.
If you are buying new cymbals - Sabian's B20 XS20 range, Dream, Wuhan and Stagg B20 cymbals retail for similar or lower prices to ZHT, and sound far better to me.
Instead of buying new cymbals - do yourself a favour and consider buying used pro level cymbals - Zildjian A, A Custom, Sabian A, AA, or AAX from eBay or similar. In the unlikely event you don't care for them they are really easy to resell and your wallet will not take too much of a hit. If you buy ZHT new and decide to upgrade to pro level you will have to practically give them away, they will have little resale value.
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