<p>缀 is an action of sewing or stitching, of course it's action by a human supposingly. The usage of this word here in the passage, it is called 比拟, a rhetorical way of describing: in this case, how the berries are entangled, as they were sewn onto the shrubbery.</p>

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Disrudog
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<p>浆果密密地缀在灌木丛中</p>
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<p>缀(zhuì) here means 点缀, <em><strong>to decorate</strong></em> or <em><strong>to interperse</strong></em>.</p>
<p>Compare to this example below:</p>
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<p>embellish a dress with lace and ribbons; // 用花边和丝带点缀衣装.</p>
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dan
<p>From the children's novel 穿越魔雾 (&quot;Fog Magic&quot;, page 18), I don't understand the part in bold below:</p>
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<p>”我刚刚应该是见到了西米恩老人，而且知道了他住在哪儿。这场大雾可真是有魔法呢。“她一边哼着小曲，一边穿过开阔的牧场。<strong>浆果密密地缀在灌木丛中</strong>，格丽塔停下脚步采了一会儿。等她走到这片空地另一头时，已经摘了三分之一桶的浆果。</p>
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<p>I get the overall idea that 格丽塔 (Greta?) is contemplating the magic fog, and filling her bucket with berries.  But I don't know how to understand this one part:</p>
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<p>浆果密密地缀在灌木丛中<br />
berries [浆果] are densely [密密地] [verb] [缀] in the [在……中] shrubbery [灌木丛].</p>
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<p>In particular, I don't understand what 缀 means here.  I'm guessing it's pronounced zhuì​ (and not chuò), and thus has one of the following meanings:​</p>
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<p>缀 (zhuì)<br />
<a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E7%BC%80" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CC-CEDICT</a>: to sew / to stitch together / to combine / to link / to connect / to put words together / to compose / to embellish</p>
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<p>So something like &quot;string together&quot;, I'm not sure this is how berries grow on bushes.</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: What does 缀 mean in 浆果密密地缀在灌木丛中?</p>

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Quote: "I'm not sure this is how berries grow on bushes" -- It is not how they grow, it is how they looked like. If I wrote, "the moon is hanging in the sky". Does it mean it is actually hanging there? It is just an impression
Tang Ho
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perhaps interwoven? like, the berries arent superficial, it takes some effort to extricate them from the bushes
小奥利奥
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I agree with Tang Ho, it is a figure of speech
小奥利奥
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What does 缀 mean in 浆果密密地缀在灌木丛中 (from "Fog Magic" 穿越魔雾)?
# What does 缀 mean in 浆果密密地缀在灌木丛中 (from "Fog Magic" 穿越魔雾)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-21)

From the children's novel 穿越魔雾 ("Fog Magic", page 18), I don't understand the part in bold below:

> [![photo of page](https://i.sstatic.net/kX3Pqm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/kX3Pq.jpg)
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> ”我刚刚应该是见到了西米恩老人，而且知道了他住在哪儿。这场大雾可真是有魔法呢。“她一边哼着小曲，一边穿过开阔的牧场。**浆果密密地缀在灌木丛中**，格丽塔停下脚步采了一会儿。等她走到这片空地另一头时，已经摘了三分之一桶的浆果。

I get the overall idea that 格丽塔 (Greta?) is contemplating the magic fog, and filling her bucket with berries. But I don't know how to understand this one part:

> 浆果密密地缀在灌木丛中  
> berries [浆果] are densely [密密地] [verb] [缀] in the [在……中] shrubbery [灌木丛].

In particular, I don't understand what 缀 means here. I'm guessing it's pronounced zhuì​ (and not chuò), and thus has one of the following meanings:​

> 缀 (zhuì)  
> [CC-CEDICT](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E7%BC%80): to sew / to stitch together / to combine / to link / to connect / to put words together / to compose / to embellish

So something like "string together", I'm not sure this is how berries grow on bushes.

**Question**: What does 缀 mean in 浆果密密地缀在灌木丛中?

**Tags:** meaning, meaning-in-context

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Quote: "I'm not sure this is how berries grow on bushes" -- It is not how they grow, it is how they looked like. If I wrote, "the moon is hanging in the sky". Does it mean it is actually hanging there? It is just an impression  
> **username_2**: perhaps interwoven? like, the berries arent superficial, it takes some effort to extricate them from the bushes  
> **username_2**: I agree with username_1, it is a figure of speech  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2020-11-21. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

> 浆果密密地缀在灌木丛中

缀(zhuì) here means 点缀, ***to decorate*** or ***to interperse***.

Compare to this example below:

> embellish a dress with lace and ribbons; // 用花边和丝带点缀衣装.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-11-22. Score: 1

缀 is an action of sewing or stitching, of course it's action by a human supposingly. The usage of this word here in the passage, it is called 比拟, a rhetorical way of describing: in this case, how the berries are entangled, as they were sewn onto the shrubbery.


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