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Definitions

  1. 1. willow

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 柳

褐柳莺
hè liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)

花柳病
huā liǔ bìng

sexually transmitted disease

柳营
liǔ yíng

Liouying, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[tái nán], Taiwan

柳烟花雾
liǔ yān huā wù

lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring

柳城
liǔ chéng

Liucheng county in Liuzhou 柳州[liǔ zhōu], Guangxi

欧柳莺
ōu liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

柳北
liǔ běi

Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[liǔ zhōu shì], Guangxi

林柳莺
lín liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

黑眉柳莺
hēi méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) sulphur-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)

黄腰柳莺
huáng yāo liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)

柳州市
liǔ zhōu shì

Liuzhou prefecture-level city in Guangxi

柳南
liǔ nán

Liunan district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[liǔ zhōu shì], Guangxi

垂柳
chuí liǔ

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

甘肃柳莺
gān sù liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)

峨眉柳莺
é méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Emei leaf warbler (Phylloscopus emeiensis)

柳橙
liǔ chéng

orange (fruit)

叽咋柳莺
jī zǎ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

柳叶刀
liǔ yè dāo

lancet (surgeon's knife)

柳宗元
liǔ zōng yuán

Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 and neoclassical 復古|复古 movements

冕柳莺
miǎn liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) eastern crowned warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)

残花败柳
cán huā bài liǔ

broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

柳林
liǔ lín

Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西

灰柳莺
huī liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) sulphur-bellied warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus)

柳雷鸟
liǔ léi niǎo

(bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)

柳眉
liǔ méi

long, shapely eyebrows

随风倒柳
suí fēng dǎo liǔ

lit. a willow that bends with the wind

柳体
liǔ tǐ

calligraphic style of Liu Gongquan

柳条沟事件
liǔ tiáo gōu shì jiàn

see 柳條湖事件|柳条湖事件[liǔ tiáo hú shì jiàn]

柳青
liǔ qīng

Liu Qing (1916-1978), writer

柳河
liǔ hé

Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin

柳园
liǔ yuán

Liuyuan town in Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[guā zhōu xiàn] in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu

四川柳莺
sì chuān liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)

棕眉柳莺
zōng méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) yellow-streaked warbler (Phylloscopus armandii)

柳橙汁
liǔ chéng zhī

orange juice

乌嘴柳莺
wū zuǐ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) large-billed leaf warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)

冠纹柳莺
guān wén liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)

黄眉柳莺
huáng méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)

柳州地区
liǔ zhōu dì qū

Liuzhou prefecture in Guangxi

柳杉
liǔ shān

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

柳条
liǔ tiáo

willow

柳南区
liǔ nán qū

Liunan district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[liǔ zhōu shì], Guangxi

暗绿柳莺
àn lǜ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)

黄腹柳莺
huáng fù liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)

白斑尾柳莺
bái bān wěi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)

棕腹柳莺
zōng fù liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis)

极北柳莺
jí běi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)

柳条边
liǔ tiáo biān

Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier

淡黄腰柳莺
dàn huáng yāo liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)

柳条湖事件
liǔ tiáo hú shì jiàn

the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria

铁板牛柳
tiě bǎn niú liǔ

fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate

柳江县
liǔ jiāng xiàn

Liujiang county in Liuzhou 柳州[liǔ zhōu], Guangxi

柳叶眉
liǔ yè méi

see 柳眉[liǔ méi]

柳园镇
liǔ yuán zhèn

Liuyuan town in Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[guā zhōu xiàn] in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu

柳河县
liǔ hé xiàn

Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin

柳永
liǔ yǒng

Liu Yong (987-1053), Song poet

云南柳莺
yún nán liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)

花红柳绿
huā hóng liǔ lǜ

red flowers and green willow

垂杨柳
chuí yáng liǔ

weeping willow

春柳社
chūn liǔ shè

Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[xīn wén huà yùn dòng], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[xīn jù tóng zhì huì]

银柳
yín liǔ

pussy willow

柳州
liǔ zhōu

Liuzhou prefecture-level city in Guangxi

柳丁氨醇
liǔ dīng ān chún

albuterol (also known as proventil, salbutamol, ventolin), an asthma drug

春柳
chūn liǔ

Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[xīn wén huà yùn dòng], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[xīn jù tóng zhì huì]

灰喉柳莺
huī hóu liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) ashy-throated warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis)

黄胸柳莺
huáng xiōng liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) yellow-vented warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)

春柳剧场
chūn liǔ jù chǎng

Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[xīn wén huà yùn dòng], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[xīn jù tóng zhì huì]

灰脚柳莺
huī jiǎo liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)

橙斑翅柳莺
chéng bān chì liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher)

无心插柳柳成阴
wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you

柳陌花衢
liǔ mò huā qú

brothel

柳绿花红
liǔ lǜ huā hóng

lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom)

杨柳
yáng liǔ

willow tree

柳杞
liǔ qǐ

willow

华南冠纹柳莺
huá nán guān wén liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)

柳公权
liǔ gōng quán

Liu Gongquan (778-865), Tang calligrapher

黄柳霜
huáng liǔ shuāng

Anna May Wong (1905-1961), Chinese American Hollywood actress

柳暗花明
liǔ àn huā míng

lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope

堪察加柳莺
kān chá jiā liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)

华西柳莺
huá xī liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) alpine leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis)

柳毅传
liǔ yì zhuàn

story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties

猪柳
zhū liǔ

pork fillet

灰岩柳莺
huī yán liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)

柳琴
liǔ qín

liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin

海南柳莺
hǎi nán liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Hainan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus)

无心插柳
wú xīn chā liǔ

(idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated

东方叽咋柳莺
dōng fāng jī zǎ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)

败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā

broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

库页岛柳莺
kù yè dǎo liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Sakhalin leaf warbler (Phylloscopus borealoides)

柳莺
liǔ yīng

willow warbler

饭岛柳莺
fàn dǎo liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae)

柳江
liǔ jiāng

Liujiang county in Liuzhou 柳州[liǔ zhōu], Guangxi

柳城县
liǔ chéng xiàn

Liucheng county in Liuzhou 柳州[liǔ zhōu], Guangxi

柳林县
liǔ lín xiàn

Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西

巨嘴柳莺
jù zuǐ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)

傍柳随花
bàng liǔ suí huā

prostitute

有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree

烟柳莺
yān liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) smoky warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)

牛柳
niú liǔ

(beef) tenderloin

柳子戏
liǔ zi xì

Shandong opera

寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ

lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)

日本柳莺
rì běn liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)

青椒牛柳
qīng jiāo niú liǔ

beef with green peppers

灰头柳莺
huī tóu liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)

柳树
liǔ shù

willow

烟花柳巷
yān huā liǔ xiàng

red-light district

淡眉柳莺
dàn méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Hume's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus humei)

柳北区
liǔ běi qū

Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[liǔ zhōu shì], Guangxi

双斑绿柳莺
shuāng bān lǜ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)

西南冠纹柳莺
xī nán guān wén liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)

云南白斑尾柳莺
yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)

柳啼花怨
liǔ tí huā yuàn

desolate