桩 (zhuāng) — (noun) wooden stake, pile, stump; (classifier) used for matters, cases, events, or transactions
Definition
桩 (zhuāng) is a classifier for events, cases, or transactions (一桩事, 一桩丑闻) — similar to 宗, but 桩 often fits more informal or everyday matters. As a noun it also means a wooden stake or pile driven into the ground.
noun
wooden stakepilestump
classifier
used for matterscaseseventsor transactions
Measure word · 桩
Examples
- 桩。Zhè zhuāng hūn shì zhōng yú dìng xià lái le.This marriage matter has finally been settled.
- 。Tā bǎ mù zhuāng dīng jìn le dì lǐ.He drove the wooden stake into the ground.
- 桩。Yì zhuāng chǒu wén ràng gōng sī míng yù shòu sǔn.A scandal damaged the company's reputation.
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