竹子 (zhú zi): Bamboo (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

zhú竹

bamboo

zi子

child, offspring, seed, small thing

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How to Use 竹子 in Sentences

Subject + Verbwith生长

zhú竹

zi子

shēng生

zhǎng长

neutral

bamboo grows

Adjective + Nounwith绿色

lǜ绿

sè色

de的

zhú竹

zi子

Verb + Objectwith种

zhòng种

zhú竹

zi子

neutral

plant bamboo

Noun + Verb + Complementwith做

zhú竹

zi子

zuò做

de的

Measure Word + Nounwith片

yī一

piàn片

zhú竹

zi子

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Example Sentences with 竹子

zhè这

shì是

zhú竹

zi子

。

This is bamboo.

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xiōng yǒu chéng zhú

Have a well-thought-out plan / Be confident of success

竹榻zhútàbamboo couch

竹笆zhúbābamboo fence

竹筏zhú fábamboo raft

竹篓zhú lǒubamboo basket

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How to Use 竹子 in Sentences

Subject + Verbwith生长

zhú竹

zi子

shēng生

zhǎng长

neutral

bamboo grows

Adjective + Nounwith绿色

lǜ绿

sè色

de的

zhú竹

zi子

Verb + Objectwith种

zhòng种

zhú竹

zi子

neutral

plant bamboo

Noun + Verb + Complementwith做

zhú竹

zi子

zuò做

de的

Measure Word + Nounwith片

yī一

piàn片

zhú竹

zi子

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Example Sentences with 竹子

zhè这

shì是

zhú竹

zi子

。

This is bamboo.

neutral

green bamboo

neutral

made of bamboo

neutral

a grove of bamboo

zhè这

piàn片

zhú竹

lín林

lǐ里

de的

zhú竹

zi子

cháng长

dé得

gé格

wài外

tǐng挺

bá拔

，

fǎng仿

fú佛

lǜ绿

sè色

de的

wèi卫

shì士

。

The bamboo in this bamboo forest grows exceptionally tall and straight, like green guardians.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zhè这

zhǒng种

jiā家

jù具

shì是

yòng用

zhēn真

zhèng正

de的

zhú竹

zi子

zhì制

zuò作

de的

ma吗

？

Are you sure this kind of furniture is made from real bamboo?

xióng熊

māo猫

xǐ喜

huān欢

chī吃

zhú竹

zi子

。

Pandas like to eat bamboo.

zhú竹

zi子

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

lái来

zuò做

jiā家

jù具

。

Bamboo can be used to make furniture.

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