株
zhū
Meaning
- classifier for trees or plants
- a plant
Definition
植物；量词，用于树木、花草等；也指植株的茎干。
Plant; measure word for trees, flowers, etc.; also refers to the stem of a plant.
Usage
常用作量词，计数植物；也用于成语或固定搭配中。
Commonly used as a measure word for counting plants; also used in idioms or fixed expressions.
Examples
- 1 院子里种了两株玫瑰。 (Two rose bushes are planted in the yard.)
- 2 这株牡丹开得非常漂亮。 (This peony plant blooms very beautifully.)
- 3 他守株待兔，希望能不劳而获。 (He waits by the tree stump hoping to get something without effort.)
- 4 农业专家正在研究这株水稻的生长情况。 (Agricultural experts are studying the growth of this rice plant.)
- 5 株连九族是古代的一种残酷刑罚。 (Implicating nine generations of family was a cruel punishment in ancient times.)
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