竹笋 (竹筍)
zhú sǔn
Pinyin

Definition

竹笋 (竹筍)
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zhú sǔn
  1. bamboo shoot

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

炮竹
pào zhú
  1. 1 firecracker
爆竹
bào zhú
  1. 1 firecracker
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
富贵竹
fù guì zhú
  1. 1 lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
山竹
shān zhú
  1. 1 mangosteen

Idioms (9)

势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
  1. 1 lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
  1. 1 lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
竹篮打水
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ
  1. 1 using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
竹篮打水，一场空
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng
  1. 1 using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

Sample Sentences

明明，你怎么又偷懒！跟老师好好练！三年不给我考出个十级来，我请你吃“竹笋烤肉”！
míngming ，nǐ zěnme yòu tōulǎn ！gēn lǎoshī hǎohāo liàn ！sān nián bù gěiwǒ kǎo chū gè shíjí lái ，wǒ qǐng nǐ chī “zhúsǔnkǎoròu ”！
Mingming, you are goofing off again! Practice well with the teacher! If you don't pass level 10 in three years, I will give you a good beating!
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