bamboo; a type of woody grass; edible shoots
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
bamboo (the plant or its material); bamboo shoot
Refers to the entire bamboo plant, its woody stems (culms), or its edible shoots (笋). An important plant in East Asian culture, used for construction, crafts, and food.
Zhè这
piàn片
zhú竹
lín林
fēi非
cháng常
mào茂
mì密
。
This bamboo forest is very dense.
Zhú竹
zi子
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
shēng生
zhǎng长
hěn很
kuài快
de的
zhí植
wù物
。
Bamboo is a plant that grows very quickly.
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Jiàn建
zhù筑
gōng工
rén人
yòng用
zhú竹
zi子
dā搭
le了
yī一
gè个
jiǎo脚
shǒu手
jià架
。
Construction workers used bamboo to build a scaffold.
Zhè这
bǎ把
yǐ椅
zi子
shì是
yòng用
zhú竹
zi子
zuò做
de的
。
This chair is made of bamboo.
Chūn春
tiān天
shì是
chī吃
zhú竹
sǔn笋
de的
hǎo好
jì季
jié节
。
Spring is a good season to eat bamboo shoots.