桩

樁

zhuāng

noun HSK 7 #3,694

Measure Word

一根桩 gēn

Meanings

1 stake
2 pile
3 post

Characters

stake; pile; (measure word for affairs)

Examples

工人在河边打桩。

Gōngrén zài hébiān dǎ zhuāng.

Workers are driving piles by the river.

这是一桩大事。

Zhè shì yī zhuāng dà shì.

This is a major matter.

Tips

usage

桩 doubles as a measure word for events, cases, or matters: 一桩案件 (a case), 一桩婚事 (a marriage). This usage is fairly formal.

Stroke Order

桩 zhuāng