株 [－]

Jyutping zyu1
Pinyin zhū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. tree trunk
  2. stump (tree root)
  3. a plant
  4. classifier for trees or plants
  5. strain (biology)
  6. to involve others (in shady business)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 量詞、書面語
    樖
    classifier for a trunk or stem
    • 一樖草
      一樖草
      jat1 po1 cou2
      一株草
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    tree stump
    • 守株待兔
      守株待兔
      shǒu zhū dài tù
      (literally) to watch a tree stump waiting for a rabbit
  2. character
    Classifier for plants. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
  3. character
    Classifier for viruses.
  4. character
    root
  5. character
    plant
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. numerary adjunct for trees
  2. root
  3. Cangjie Input
    DHJD
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5445
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1171
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们仔细研究了那株植物好几个礼拜。
    我們仔細研究了那株植物好幾個禮拜。
    wǒ men zǐ xì yán jiū le nà zhū zhí wù hǎo jǐ gè lǐ bài 。
    • We observed this plant closely for a few weeks.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    守株待兔
    守株待兔
    shǒu zhū dài tù
    • (literally) to watch a tree stump waiting for a rabbit
  2. Mandarin
    在我的后园，可以看见墙外有两株树，一株是枣树，还有一株也是枣树。
    在我的後園，可以看見牆外有兩株樹，一株是棗樹，還有一株也是棗樹。
    zài wǒ de hòu yuán ， kě yǐ kàn jiàn qiáng wài yǒu liǎng zhū shù ， yī zhū shì zǎo shù ， hái yǒu yī zhū yě shì zǎo shù ．
    • Behind the wall of my backyard you can see two trees: one is a jujube tree, the other is also a jujube tree.
    • Behind the wall of my backyard you can see two trees: one is a date tree, the other is also a date tree.
  3. Mandarin
    金融监管不能守株待兔。
    金融監管不能守株待兔。
    jīn róng jiān guǎn bù néng shǒu zhū dài tù ．
    • The government should not just wait for problems to come up when handling financial regulation.
  4. Mandarin
    思想不能太保守，守株待兔是不会有收获的。
    思想不能太保守，守株待兔是不會有收穫的。
    sī xiǎng bù néng tài bǎo shǒu ， shǒu zhū dài tù shì bù huì yǒu shōu huò de ．
    • Don't be too conservative. Sticking to old doctrines is futile.
  5. Mandarin
    民警守株待兔将嫌疑人抓获。
    民警守株待兔將嫌疑人抓獲。
    mín jǐng shǒu zhū dài tù jiāng xián yí rén zhuā huò ．
    • The police arrested the suspect after waiting and hiding there.