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(lit.) string and wind instruments (idiom); (fig.) traditional Chinese ensemble music
凤尾竹
fèng wěi zhú
fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
like a hot knife through butter (idiom); with irresistible force
南竹
nán zhú
see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
墨竹工卡
mò zhú gōng kǎ
see 墨竹工卡縣|墨竹工卡县[Mo4 zhu2 gong1 ka3 Xian4]
墨竹工卡县
mò zhú gōng kǎ xiàn
Maizhokunggar, a county in Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1 sa4 Shi4], Tibet
大竹
dà zhú
see 大竹縣|大竹县[Da4 zhu2 Xian4]
大竹县
dà zhú xiàn
Dazhu, a county in Dazhou City 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan
夹竹桃
jiā zhú táo
oleander (Nerium oleander)
孟宗竹
mèng zōng zhú
see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
富贵竹
fù guì zhú
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
山竹
shān zhú
mangosteen
开运竹
kāi yùn zhú
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
成竹在胸
chéng zhú zài xiōng
see 胸有成竹[xiong1 you3 cheng2 zhu2]
放爆竹
fàng bào zhú
to set off firecrackers
敲竹杠
qiāo zhú gàng
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
文竹
wén zhú
setose asparagus
斑竹
bān zhú
mottled bamboo
新竹
xīn zhú
Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries; Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
新竹县
xīn zhú xiàn
Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan
新竹市
xīn zhú shì
Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries
棕胸竹鸡
zōng xiōng zhú jī
(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
楠竹
nán zhú
see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
毛竹
máo zhú
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
湘妃竹
xiāng fēi zhú
same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death
灰胸竹鸡
huī xiōng zhú jī
(bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
炮竹
pào zhú
firecracker
烟花爆竹
yān huā bào zhú
fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)
爆竹
bào zhú
firecracker
狮头石竹
shī tóu shí zhú
grenadine; carnation; clove pink
玉竹
yù zhú
angular Solomon's seal; Polygonatum odoratum
班竹
bān zhú
Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)
石竹
shí zhú
China pink; Dianthus chinensis (botany)
石竹属
shí zhú shǔ
Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)
石竹目
shí zhú mù
Class Magnoliopsida (biology)
石竹科
shí zhú kē
Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
空竹
kōng zhú
Chinese yo-yo
竹
zhú
bamboo
From: Chinese Characters Made Easy: Radicals & Memory Tricks
竹丝鸡
zhú sī jī
black-boned chicken; silky fowl; silkie
竹书纪年
zhú shū jì nián
Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
竹内
zhú nèi
Takeuchi (Japanese surname)
竹刀
zhú dāo
shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
竹制
zhú zhì
made of bamboo
竹北
zhú běi
Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹北市
zhú běi shì
Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹叶青
zhú yè qīng
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
竹叶青蛇
zhú yè qīng shé
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
竹啄木鸟
zhú zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
竹器
zhú qì
utensil made of bamboo
竹园
zhú yuán
Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)
竹子
zhú zi
bamboo
竹山
zhú shān
see 竹山縣|竹山县[Zhu2 shan1 Xian4]
竹山县
zhú shān xiàn
Zhushan, a county in Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei
竹岛
zhú dǎo
Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島|独岛[Du2 dao3]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
竹布
zhú bù
light cotton fabric
竹帛
zhú bó
bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)
竹席
zhú xí
bamboo mat
竹排
zhú pái
bamboo raft
竹木
zhú mù
bamboo and wood
竹板
zhú bǎn
bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater
竹林
zhú lín
bamboo forest
竹溪
zhú xī
see 竹溪縣|竹溪县[Zhu2 xi1 Xian4]
竹溪县
zhú xī xiàn
Zhuxi, a county in Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei
竹竿
zhú gān
bamboo pole
竹笋
zhú sǔn
bamboo shoot
竹笙
zhú shēng
bamboo fungus
竹筒
zhú tǒng
bamboo tube; bamboo pipe
竹筒倒豆子
zhú tǒng dào dòu zi
like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube (metaphor for blurting everything out at once)
竹签
zhú qiān
bamboo skewer; bamboo slip used in divination or gambling
竹简
zhú jiǎn
bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
竹箍儿
zhú gū r
bamboo hoop; bamboo band
竹管
zhú guǎn
bamboo pipe
竹篁
zhú huáng
(literary) bamboo forest
竹篙
zhú gāo
bamboo pole (used to punt a boat)
竹篦
zhú bì
bamboo comb
竹篮
zhú lán
wicker basket
竹篮打水
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
竹篮打水，一场空
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
竹篱笆
zhú lí bā
fence
竹篾
zhú miè
bamboo strip
竹编
zhú biān
wickerwork
竹舆
zhú yú
a bamboo carriage; a palanquin
竹节
zhú jié
bamboo joint
竹节草
zhú jié cǎo
Mackie's pest; lovegrass (Chrysopogon aciculatus)
竹芋
zhú yù
Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
竹茹
zhú rú
bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine
竹荪
zhú sūn
bamboo fungus; veiled lady mushroom (Phallus indusiatus)
竹青
zhú qīng
bamboo bark; bamboo green (color)
竹鞭
zhú biān
bamboo rhizome; bamboo whip
竹马
zhú mǎ
bamboo stick used as a toy horse
竹马之交
zhú mǎ zhī jiāo
childhood friend (idiom)
竹马之友
zhú mǎ zhī yǒu
see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1]
竹鲛
zhú jiāo
see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
竹鼠
zhú shǔ
bamboo rat
筀竹
guì zhú
bamboo (archaic)
箭竹
jiàn zhú
bamboo (genus Fargesia)
簇茎石竹
cù jīng shí zhú
boreal carnation or northern pink; Dianthus repens (botany)
簕竹
lè zhú
spiny bamboo (Bambusa blumeana)
紫竹
zǐ zhú
black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
绵竹
mián zhú
see 綿竹市|绵竹市[Mian2 zhu2 Shi4]
绵竹市
mián zhú shì
Mianzhu, a county-level city in Deyang City 德陽市|德阳市[De2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū
(lit.) too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom); (fig.) (of crimes or misdeeds) innumerable; beyond counting
胸有成竹
xiōng yǒu chéng zhú
(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind
腐竹
fǔ zhú
rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated)
苦竹
kǔ zhú
bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)
茅竹
máo zhú
variant of 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
荷兰石竹
hé lán shí zhú
grenadine; carnation; clove pink
金石丝竹
jīn shí sī zhú
(lit.) (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom); (fig.) traditional Chinese music instruments
青梅竹马
qīng méi zhú mǎ
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); fig. innocent children's games; childhood sweethearts
