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The Chinese word zhuzi - 竹子 - zhúzi
(bamboo in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhúzi
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English translation
bamboo
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of zhúzi are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 竹子 ( zhuzi / zhúzi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe ba yizi shi yong zhuzi zuo de.
Zhè bǎ yǐzi shì yòng zhúzi zuò de.– English translation: This chair is made of bamboo.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
bamboo
More words that mean bamboo in Chinese
zhú ( 竹 )
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