[3] On 18 March 2021, Zhu married Wang Yunjia, a lecturer at Tsinghua University's Fine Art Department.

[1] Zhu was discovered by talent scouts after winning a local singing contest in Beijing, then placing third at the national level.

[1] In 2012, Zhu played the character Chi Chi in an American martial arts film The Man with the Iron Fists, alongside RZA, Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu, Byron Mann, Rick Yune, Dave Bautista, and Jamie Chung.

[8] In 2014, Zhu played the female lead in the film Last Flight, opposite Ed Westwick and featuring Leon Lee and Cary Alexander.

In 2014, Zhu began starring in the American TV series Marco Polo which premiered on Netflix in December 2014.