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柱子

cyu5 zi2

zhu4 zi5

pillar

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 766,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

柱子

This word was added by tym on 17th Dec 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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柱 cyu5 zhu3 zhu4 - pillar; post; support; lean on; cylinder
子 zi2 zi3 zi5 - child, offspring

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Decimal representation of this word: 柱子

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