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树
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Definitions
- 1. tree
- 2. to cultivate
- 3. to set up
Example Sentences
1 shown熊会爬 树 。
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Words Containing 树
National Tree Planting Day (March 12th), as known as Arbor Day 植樹節|植树节[zhí shù jié]
tree frog
Chinese sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
afforestation
Antiaris toxicaria (botany)
Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as writing media
Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined
cypress tree
sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
tree species
shrub
Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)
tree sap
see 蒹葭倚玉樹|蒹葭倚玉树[jiān jiā yǐ yù shù]
Huangguoshu falls, Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
decision tree
birch
spanning tree (in graph theory)
pipal tree (Ficus religiosa)
croton bush (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[dà jǐ kē], with seed having strong purgative properties
tree
a family tree
to deck the tree with false blossoms
mangrove forest or swamp
jaboticaba
fruit tree
conifer
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
(bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)
(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)
Kaoshu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
heath
(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)
lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
mulberry tree, with leaves used to feed silkworms
unable to see the wood for the trees
alkyd resin
lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)
holly
shade of a tree
(bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
boabab tree
Raspberry Pi (computing)
Yushu, county-level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin
Nāgārjuna (c. 150-250 AD), Buddhist philosopher
evergreen tree
to set up
(bird species of China) rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
jujube tree
dendritic cell
burial of cremated remains at the foot of a tree
(bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)
maple
maple
palm tree
tree resin
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
Cinchona ledgeriana
silkworm thorn tree
black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)
to chop wood
banyan
coca plant (source of cocaine)
Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
dendritic cell
rubber tree
Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]
an intercalary fourth month brings food shortages
pistachio tree
treetop
search tree (computing)
to plant trees
lac tree (Rhus vernicifera)
Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務植樹日|全民义务植树日[quán mín yì wù zhí shù rì]
(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)
wooded
wood jade (type of petrified wood)
(bird species of China) grey-sided bush warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)
\ants climbing a tree\, a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fěn sī] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree)
thicket
citron (Citrus medica)
tea tree
plum tree
Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
the tip of a tree; treetop
Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
red alder (Alnus rubra)
white poplar (Populus bonatii)
oak
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
money tree
blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸
short tree
Lishu county in Siping 四平, Jilin
(bird species of China) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)
sapling
a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
laurel leaf; bay leaf
Mongolian oak (Quercus dentata)
see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根[shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn]
Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)
Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
sloth (family Bradypodidae)
eucalyptus
Catalpa bungei or Manchurian Catalpa, a tea plant
pine
Christmas tree
willow
lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)
(bird species of China) grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)
Zhangshu, county-level city in Yichun 宜春[yí chūn], Jiangxi
fir
Madagascar palm (Pachypodium lamerei)
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
(bird species of China) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus)
Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
shade (of a tree)
tree trunk
Anacardiaceae, plant family including lac tree (Rhus vernicifera) 漆樹|漆树[qī shù]
(bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes)
lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)
to antagonize people
red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
palm tree
long peduncled alder (Alnus cremastogyne)
to make a contribution
Yushu County (Tibetan: yus hru'u rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
orange tree
tree trunk
epoxy resin (chemistry)
YUKAWA Hideki (1907-1988), Japanese theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate
Lishu district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
Kaoshu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
trees
(bird species of China) olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
(bird species of China) Hume's bush warbler (Horornis brunnescens)
Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist
locust tree (Sophora japonica)
oak tree
Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
peach tree
to plant trees
arboreal
Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
MURAKAMI Haruki (1949-), Japanese novelist and translator
koala
useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's \A Happy Excursion\ 逍遙遊|逍遥游)
locust tree (Sophora japonica)
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
Yushu, county-level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin
dragon tree
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
ice (rime) formed on a tree
jackfruit
KAIFU Toshiki (1931-), Japanese politician, prime minister 1989-1991
poplar tree
lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)
breadfruit tree
branch
display of fireworks and lanterns
(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
dendrite (branched projection of a neuron)
Zhangshu, county-level city in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
tree leaves
(bird species of China) collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis)
tree stump
tree bark
tree roots
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)
hedge
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
Chinese horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis)
to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)
grove
(bird species of China) lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
Huangguoshu waterfalls, Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause
bramble
polyester resin
olive tree
dendrite (crystallography)
sloth (zoology)
(bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)
lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom)
laurel tree (Laurus nobilis)
binary tree
apricot tree
(bird species of China) Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)
pomegranate tree
Lishu county in Siping 四平, Jilin
resin