株

Tree trunk in Chinese: 株 (zhū)

zhū

tree trunk

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1tree trunk
  2. 2stump (tree root)
  3. 3a plant
  4. 4classifier for trees or plants
  5. 5strain (biology)
  6. 6to involve others (in shady business)

Stroke order

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株

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨ

zhū

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ u—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 株 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 院子里种着几株小树。

    yuàn zi lǐ zhǒng zhe jǐ zhū xiǎo shù。

    Several small trees are planted in the yard.

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Related words

守株待兔

shǒu zhū dài tù

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)

诸多

zhū duō

(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of

诸如此类

zhū rú cǐ lèi

things like this (idiom)

竹竿

zhú gān

bamboo

逐年

zhú nián

year after year

主

zhǔ

owner

主编

zhǔ biān

editor in chief

主妇

zhǔ fù

housewife

主力

zhǔ lì

main force

主权

zhǔ quán

sovereignty

主人公

zhǔ rén gōng

hero (of a novel or film)

主食

zhǔ shí

staple food

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