丛

cóng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Measure word Rare

Definitions

1. cluster
2. collection
3. collection of books
4. thicket

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 群 qún 群 qún group 用于成堆或聚集的事物，如书丛、草丛: group
• 簇 cù 簇 cù crowded 用于成团的花、叶等: crowded
• 束 shù 束 shù to bind 用于捆在一起的东西，如花束: to bind
• 堆 duī 堆 duī to pile up 用于堆积的事物: to pile up

Usage notes

Collocations

常用于'一丛'加植物或聚集物，如'一丛灌木'、'一丛花'，不能用于人。

Common mistakes

不用于计量个体分明的事物，不说'一丛笔'，应说'一堆笔'或'一把笔'。

Words Containing 丛

• 丛林 丛林 cóng lín: jungle
• 人丛 人丛 rén cóng: crowd of people
• 丛冢 丛冢 cóng zhǒng: mass grave
• 丛书 丛书 cóng shū: a series of books
• 丛林鸦 丛林鸦 cóng lín yā: (bird species of China) Indian jungle crow (Corvus culminatus)
• 丛生 丛生 cóng shēng: growing as a thicket
• 丛台 丛台 cóng tái: Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[hán dān shì], Hebei
• 丛台区 丛台区 cóng tái qū: Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[hán dān shì], Hebei
• 丛谈 丛谈 cóng tán: discussion
• 丛集 丛集 cóng jí: to crowd together
• 单丛 单丛 dān cōng: a class of oolong tea
• 太阳神经丛 太阳神经丛 tài yáng shén jīng cóng: solar plexus chakra
• 孔丛子 孔丛子 kǒng cóng zǐ: the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃[wáng sù]
• 树丛 树丛 shù cóng: thicket
• 灌丛 灌丛 guàn cóng: scrub
• 灌木丛 灌木丛 guàn mù cóng: shrub
• 百弊丛生 百弊丛生 bǎi bì cóng shēng: All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
• 纤维丛 纤维丛 xiān wéi cóng: fiber bundle (math.)
• 花丛 花丛 huā cóng: cluster of flowers
• 草丛 草丛 cǎo cóng: underbrush
• 蚕丛 蚕丛 cán cóng: Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture