诸 (zhū) — (prefix, literary) all; various

Definition

诸 is a literary prefix meaning 'all' or 'various'. It is not used as a standalone word but attaches to nouns or classifiers to form formal compounds like 诸位 ('everyone'), 诸多 ('many/various'), and 诸如 ('such as'). You will encounter it in written and formal spoken Chinese.

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(prefix, literary) allvarious

Examples

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Gǎnxiè zhū wèi de dàolái.
Thank you all for coming.
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Gōngsī miànlín zhū duō tiǎozhàn.
The company faces many challenges.
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zhū rú huánbǎo wèntí, wǒmen xūyào zhòngshì.
Issues such as environmental protection need attention.

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