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柱子 (zhù zi): Pillar (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

柱子 consists of 2 characters.

pillar; post; column

child, offspring, seed, small thing

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Pinyinzhù zi

Meaningpillar

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word柱子

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How to Use 柱子 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 柱子 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith倒

zhù柱

zi子

dǎo倒

le了

neutral

the pillar collapsed

Adjective + Nounwith粗大

cū粗

dà大

de的

zhù柱

zi子

Verb + Objectwith支撑

zhī支

chēng撑

zhù柱

zi子

Measure Word + Nounwith根

yī一

gēn根

zhù柱

zi子

4.

Example Sentences with 柱子

zhè这

shì是

yī一

gēn根

zhù柱

zi子

。

neutral

thick pillar

neutral

support a pillar

neutral

a pillar

This is a pillar.

Zhè这

zuò座

gǔ古

miào庙

de的

zhù柱

zi子

shì是

yòng用

zhěng整

gēn根

mù木

tou头

zuò做

de的

。

The pillars of this ancient temple are made from whole logs.

zhè这

gēn根

zhù柱

zi子

zhī支

chēng撑

zhe着

zhěng整

gè个

dà大

tīng厅

de的

wū屋

dǐng顶

jié结

gòu构

。

This pillar supports the entire roof structure of the hall.

nǐ你

zhù注

yì意

dào到

nà那

gēn根

zhù柱

zi子

shàng上

tiē贴

de的

hǎi海

bào报

le了

ma吗

？

Did you notice the poster pasted on that pillar?

fáng房

zi子

lǐ里

de的

zhù柱

zi子

hěn很

jiē结

shí实

。

The pillars in the house are very sturdy.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yǐ倚

kào靠

zhù柱

zi子

，

ér而

shì是

dú独

zì自

zhàn站

zài在

yì一

páng旁

。

He did not lean against the pillar; instead, he stood alone to the side.

yóu由

yú于

zhù柱

zi子

dǎng挡

zhù住

le了

shì视

xiàn线

，

wǒ我

men们

huàn换

dào到

le了

qián前

pái排

zuò座

wèi位

。

Because the pillar blocked our view, we moved to front-row seats.

zài在

zhuāng装

xiū修

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

jué决

dìng定

bǎo保

liú留

zhè这

gēn根

yǒu有

lì历

shǐ史

gǎn感

de的

zhù柱

zi子

。

During the renovation, we decided to keep this historically significant pillar.

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