Zhu and the Chinese national team have won several gold medals in international competition, including the 2016 Olympic Games, the 2015 and 2019 World Cup.

She participated in 2011 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship and won a silver medal with the team.

Zhu entered the Chinese senior national volleyball team for the first time in 2013, handpicked by Lang Ping who returned as head coach that year.

Zhu rose to prominence at the 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship where she helped her team to win the title without losing a set.

Zhu participated in the 2013 Club World Championship with Guangdong Evergrande, winning the bronze medal after defeating Voléro Zürich.

[6] Zhu led the Chinese team to silver medal in the 2014 FIVB World Championship, the best result in 16 years.

[7] At the 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, the Chinese team won all matches and attained their 13th gold medal of the tournament.

Zhu scored 33 points, [11] thus ranked no.3 on all-time top scorers list in a single match in the Olympic games.

[14] Zhu joined Turkish club Vakıfbank Istanbul, becoming the youngest Chinese player playing overseas, with the help of her original club Henan Huawei as well as her Chinese Team head coach Lang Ping.

[13] At the 2016 FIVB Club World Championship, Vakıfbank finished 3rd place after defeating Voléro Zürich in the bronze medal match.

In the final VakıfBank defeated the host team Imoco Volley Conegliano to win their third title of the tournament.

She helped her team to reach fourth place in the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix and was awarded Best Outside Spiker.

In April, VakıfBank won Voléro Zürich in Playoff 6 of 2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League.

The Chinese team was dominant throughout the tournament, winning the gold medal without dropping a single set.

From September to October, she led the Chinese team to a bronze medal at her second FIVB World Championship.

With overwhelming support from her countrymen, she propelled Vakifbank to a resounding victory, beating two Brazilian clubs in the semifinal and final matches.

In March, Vakifbank beat Russian club Dinamo Moscow in the second round of the quarter-final of the 2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League.

From April to May, Vakifbank beat Eczacıbaşı VitrA 3:2 again in the final of the 2018–19 Turkish Women's Volleyball League and won the championship title.

In the 5 matches of the final, Zhu scored 106 attack points with a 50% success rate, ranking first amongst all spikers.

On 1 October, Zhu announced via social media that she would join Chinese club Tianjin Bohai Bank in the coming season.

[29] In December, Zhu and Tianjin team successfully enter the final of the 2019–20 Chinese Volleyball League.

In August 2021, Zhu announced she would be filing a lawsuit against internet trolls for harassment and for "deliberately smearing" her.

[32] Zhu announced on her Sina Weibo in April that she has successfully finished her wrist surgery and was undergoing rehabilitation.

[34] On 13 April 2023, Scandicci beat CSM Volei Alba Blaj in straight sets to win their first Women's CEV Cup champion.