1stump; stake; pile
2classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc
Examples
háo wú毫无yí wèn疑问，wǒ men我们zhèng zài正在diào chá调查yì一zhuāng桩mìng命àn案。
毫无疑问，我们正在调查一桩命案。
Make no mistake, we're looking at a homicide case.
汤姆出了桩事故。
Tom had a bad accident.
私家侦探们受雇调查这桩奇怪的案件。
Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.