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柱子

zhù zi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Measure word 根

柱子 (zhù zi) means "pillar". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 柱子 means

1. pillar

The characters in 柱子

• 柱zhùpillar
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 他的头撞到了一根柱子。
  Tā de tóu zhuàng dào le yī gēn zhùzi.
  He bumped his head against a post.
• 她心不在焉的把车子撞在了柱子上。
  Tā xīnbùzàiyān de bǎ chēzi zhuàng zài le zhùzi shàng.
  By lack of attention, she hit the post with her car.
• 巨大的柱子遮住了视线，让人看不到湖。
  Jùdà de zhùzi zhēzhù le shìxiàn, ràng rén kàn bù dào hú.
  A large pillar obstructs the view of the lake.
• 这些高官和富商的大四合院常常有精美雕刻并粉刷的横梁和柱子，并伴有精心修剪的花园。
  Zhèxiē gāoguān hé fùshāng de dàsì héyuàn chángcháng yǒu jīngměi diāokè bìng fěnshuā de héngliáng hé zhùzi, bìng bànyǒu jīngxīn xiūjiǎn de huāyuán.
  The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.

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