株

zhū

HSK 6

株 — zhū

1. tree trunk; stump (tree root)

   那棵树被连根砍倒，只剩下一个黑色的株。 nà kē shù bèi lián gēn kǎndào zhǐ shèngxià yígè hēisè de zhū — The tree was cut down with its roots, leaving only a black stump.

2. a plant (individual specimen)

   花店里有几株漂亮的兰花在开花。 huā diànlǐ yǒu jǐzhū piàoliàng de lánhuā zài kāihuā — There are several beautiful orchids blooming in the flower shop.

3. classifier for trees, plants (e.g., 一株树 a tree; 两株花 two plants)

   请给每个展台配备两株绿植。 qǐng gěi měigè zhǎntái pèibèi liǎngzhū lǜ zhí — Please equip each booth with two green plants.

4. strain, cultivar (biology)

   研究人员分离出一种抗病性强的新株。 yánjiū rényuán fēnlí chū yīzhǒng kàngbìngxìng qiáng de xīn zhū — Researchers isolated a new strain with strong disease resistance.

5. to involve others (in shady business); to rope someone in

   他不愿意被人株进那个诈骗的计划里。 tā bù yuànyì bèi rén zhū jìn nàge zhàpiàn de jìhuà lǐ — He doesn't want to be roped into that fraud scheme.