Meaning
item; stump; stake; pile
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhuang” becomes a different word in each tone. 桩 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 打桩dǎ zhuāngto drive piles into
- 基桩jī zhuāngfoundation piles
- 界桩jiè zhuāngboundary marker; boundary post; boundary pillar
- 路桩lù zhuāngbollard
- 标桩biāo zhuāng(marking) stake
Example Sentence
工人们在河里打下了一根根木桩。Gōng rén men zài hé lǐ dǎ xià le yì gēn gēn mù zhuāng.The workers drove wooden piles into the river.
工人Gōng rénworker们men(plural marker)在zàiat河hériver (CL:条,道)里lǐinside打下dǎ xiàto lay (a foundation)了le(completed action)一yìone根gēnroot根gēnroot木桩mù zhuāngwooden pile。