As core player, Zhu led the Chinese team to silver medal in the 2014 FIVB World Championship, its best result in 16 years. The Chinese team went through the first two stages with only one loss to the Italian Team. At the third stage, the Chinese team was crushed by the Brazilian Team in straight sets and faced the Dominican Republic Team. The Chinese team managed to turn the tables from being two sets down to eventually winning 22–25, 23–25, 25–23, 25–23, 15–12, advancing to the semifinals. At the semifinals, China avenged their loss at the second stage by defeating Italian team 3-1 to reach the final. In this match, Zhu scored an impressive 32 points. At the final the Chinese team lost to the American Team 1-3. At the tournament Zhu was awarded the Best Scorer as well as the Best Outside Spiker.