灌木丛 (guànmùcóng): shrubbery; bushes; thicket

Measure Word

一片灌木丛 piàn

Meanings

1 shrubbery; bushes; thicket

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

路两边长满了灌木丛。

Lù liǎngbiān zhǎngmǎn le guànmùcóng.

Both sides of the road were covered with shrubbery.

HSK 5

小鸟躲在灌木丛里。

Xiǎoniǎo duǒ zài guànmùcóng lǐ.

The little bird hid in the bushes.

Tips

memory

灌木 (shrub/bush) + 丛 (cluster/thicket), a cluster of bushes. 灌 means to irrigate/pour, 木 means wood/tree, small trees you water.

Stroke Order

灌 guàn

木 mù

丛 cóng

Related Words

灌木 guànmù #13,200

bush / shrub

丛林 cónglín HSK 7-9 #4,726

jungle; forest / thicket

灌 guàn HSK 7-9 #5,182

to pour; to irrigate / to fill; to force-feed

树丛 shùcóng #10,938

thicket / undergrowth / clump of trees / bushes

灌输 guànshū HSK 7-9 #9,922

to instill; to inculcate / to indoctrinate; to force-feed (ideas)

木头 mùtou HSK 3 #4,315

wood; log; timber / blockhead; dull person (figurative)

木 mù #2,278

wood; tree; timber / numb; wooden (figurative)

灌醉 guànzuì #11,300

to get someone drunk / to ply with alcohol / to inebriate

木偶 mù'ǒu HSK 7-9 #6,353

puppet / marionette / wooden figure

木乃伊 mùnǎiyī #7,012

mummy (preserved body)