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  1. 1. tree
  2. 2. to cultivate
  3. 3. to set up

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Words Containing 树

建树
jiàn shù

to make a contribution

松树
sōng shù

pine

果树
guǒ shù

fruit tree

柏树
bǎi shù

cypress tree

柳树
liǔ shù

willow

桃树
táo shù

peach tree

杨树
yáng shù

poplar tree

槐树
huái shù

locust tree (Sophora japonica)

树木
shù mù

tree

树林
shù lín

Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

树枝
shù zhī

branch

树梢
shù shāo

the tip of a tree; treetop

树立
shù lì

to set up

树叶
shù yè

tree leaves

树荫
shù yīn

shade of a tree

七叶树
qī yè shù

Chinese horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis)

不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ

don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)

二叉树
èr chā shù

binary tree

五倍子树
wǔ bèi zi shù

Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)

休氏树莺
xiū shì shù yīng

(bird species of China) Hume's bush warbler (Horornis brunnescens)

全民义务植树日
quán mín yì wù zhí shù rì

National Tree Planting Day (March 12th), as known as Arbor Day 植樹節|植树节[zhí shù jié]

冬青树
dōng qīng shù

holly

别树一帜
bié shù yī zhì

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner

别树一旗
bié shù yī qí

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner

前人栽树,后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

十年树木,百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén

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.

古柯树
gǔ kē shù

coca plant (source of cocaine)

只见树木不见森林
zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín

unable to see the wood for the trees

周树人
zhōu shù rén

Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]

国槐树
guó huái shù

locust tree (Sophora japonica)

塔尾树鹊
tǎ wěi shù què

(bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)

多树木
duō shù mù

wooded

大树
dà shù

Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng

lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)

大树菠萝
dà shù bō luó

jackfruit

大树乡
dà shù xiāng

Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

大树莺
dà shù yīng

(bird species of China) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)

家族树
jiā zú shù

a family tree

宽尾树莺
kuān wěi shù yīng

(bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)

小树
xiǎo shù

shrub

小树林
xiǎo shù lín

grove

巴豆树
bā dòu shù

croton bush (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[dà jǐ kē], with seed having strong purgative properties

常绿树
cháng lǜ shù

evergreen tree

强脚树莺
qiáng jiǎo shù yīng

(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)

摇钱树
yáo qián shù

a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken

搜索树
sōu suǒ shù

search tree (computing)

撼树蚍蜉
hàn shù pí fú

lit. an ant trying to shake a tree

日本树莺
rì běn shù yīng

(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)

月桂树
yuè guì shù

laurel tree (Laurus nobilis)

月桂树叶
yuè guì shù yè

laurel leaf; bay leaf

李树
lǐ shù

plum tree

杏树
xìng shù

apricot tree

村上春树
cūn shàng chūn shù

MURAKAMI Haruki (1949-), Japanese novelist and translator

柘树
zhè shù

silkworm thorn tree

栗树鸭
lì shù yā

(bird species of China) lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica)

桉树
ān shù

eucalyptus

桑树
sāng shù

mulberry tree, with leaves used to feed silkworms

梣树
chén shù

Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)

梨树
lí shù

Lishu county in Siping 四平, Jilin

梨树区
lí shù qū

Lishu district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

梨树县
lí shù xiàn

Lishu county in Siping 四平, Jilin

棕树
zōng shù

palm tree

棕榈树
zōng lǘ shù

palm tree

棕腹树鹊
zōng fù shù què

(bird species of China) rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)

棕顶树莺
zòng dǐng shù yīng

(bird species of China) grey-sided bush warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)

枣树
zǎo shù

jujube tree

植树
zhí shù

to plant trees

植树节
zhí shù jié

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]

植树造林
zhí shù zào lín

afforestation

枫树
fēng shù

maple

枫香树
fēng xiāng shù

Chinese sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

楸树
qiū shù

Catalpa bungei or Manchurian Catalpa, a tea plant

榆树
yú shù

Yushu, county-level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin

榆树市
yú shù shì

Yushu, county-level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin

榕树
róng shù

banyan

桤树
qī shù

long peduncled alder (Alnus cremastogyne)

槭树
qì shù

maple

槲树
hú shù

Mongolian oak (Quercus dentata)

枞树
cōng shù

fir

樟树
zhāng shù

Zhangshu, county-level city in Yichun 宜春[yí chūn], Jiangxi

樟树市
zhāng shù shì

Zhangshu, county-level city in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā

to deck the tree with false blossoms

树倒猢狲散
shù dǎo hú sūn sàn

When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause

树冠
shù guān

treetop

树化玉
shù huà yù

wood jade (type of petrified wood)

树丛
shù cóng

thicket

树大招风
shù dà zhāo fēng

lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)

树干
shù gàn

tree trunk

树懒
shù lǎn

sloth (zoology)

树挪死,人挪活
shù nuó sǐ , rén nuó huó

lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)

树挂
shù guà

ice (rime) formed on a tree

树敌
shù dí

to antagonize people

树林市
shù lín shì

Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

树枝状晶
shù zhī zhuàng jīng

dendrite (crystallography)

树根
shù gēn

tree roots

树栖
shù qī

arboreal

树桩
shù zhuāng

tree stump

树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ

lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)

树液
shù yè

tree sap

树状细胞
shù zhuàng xì bāo

dendritic cell

树獭
shù tǎ

sloth (family Bradypodidae)

树皮
shù pí

tree bark

树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn

lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)

树种
shù zhǒng

tree species

树突
shù tū

dendrite (branched projection of a neuron)

树突状细胞
shù tū zhuàng xì bāo

dendritic cell

树篱
shù lí

hedge

树脂
shù zhī

resin

树胶
shù jiāo

tree resin

树苗
shù miáo

sapling

树莓
shù méi

bramble

树莓派
shù méi pài

Raspberry Pi (computing)

树葡萄
shù pú tao

jaboticaba

树葬
shù zàng

burial of cremated remains at the foot of a tree

树蛙
shù wā

tree frog

树袋熊
shù dài xióng

koala

树身
shù shēn

tree trunk

树阴
shù yīn

shade (of a tree)

树高千丈,落叶归根
shù gāo qiān zhàng , luò yè guī gēn

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]

树高千丈,叶落归根
shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn

fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)

树鹨
shù liù

(bird species of China) olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)

树麻雀
shù má què

(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

桦树
huà shù

birch

橄榄树
gǎn lǎn shù

olive tree

橘树
jú shù

orange tree

橡树
xiàng shù

oak

橡胶树
xiàng jiāo shù

rubber tree

栎树
lì shù

oak tree

决策树
jué cè shù

decision tree

洋槐树
yáng huái shù

black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)

海部俊树
hǎi bù jùn shù

KAIFU Toshiki (1931-), Japanese politician, prime minister 1989-1991

淡脚树莺
dàn jiǎo shù yīng

(bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes)

汤川秀树
tāng chuān xiù shù

YUKAWA Hideki (1907-1988), Japanese theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate

漆树
qī shù

lac tree (Rhus vernicifera)

漆树科
qī shù kē

Anacardiaceae, plant family including lac tree (Rhus vernicifera) 漆樹|漆树[qī shù]

火树银花
huǒ shù yín huā

display of fireworks and lanterns

灰树鹊
huī shù què

(bird species of China) grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)

无用之树
wú yòng zhī shù

useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's \A Happy Excursion\ 逍遙遊|逍遥游)

猴面包树
hóu miàn bāo shù

boabab tree

独树一帜
dú shù yī zhì

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner

独树一格
dú shù yī gé

to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)

玉树
yù shù

Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

玉树州
yù shù zhōu

Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

玉树县
yù shù xiàn

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

玉树藏族自治州
yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

环氧树脂
huán yǎng shù zhī

epoxy resin (chemistry)

生成树
shēng chéng shù

spanning tree (in graph theory)

异色树莺
yì sè shù yīng

(bird species of China) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus)

白杨树
bái yáng shù

white poplar (Populus bonatii)

百年树人
bǎi nián shù rén

It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)

皂荚树
zào jiá shù

Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)

盘尾树鹊
pán wěi shù què

(bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)

矮树
ǎi shù

short tree

石南树
shí nán shù

heath

石榴树
shí liu shù

pomegranate tree

砍树
kǎn shù

to chop wood

种树
zhòng shù

to plant trees

红桤树
hóng qī shù

red alder (Alnus rubra)

红树
hóng shù

red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)

红树林
hóng shù lín

mangrove forest or swamp

绿树
lǜ shù

trees

绿树成荫
lǜ shù chéng yīn

(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined

圣诞树
shèng dàn shù

Christmas tree

聚酯树脂
jù zhǐ shù zhī

polyester resin

芝兰玉树
zhī lán yù shù

lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects

茶树
chá shù

tea tree

菩提树
pú tí shù

pipal tree (Ficus religiosa)

蒹葭倚玉树
jiān jiā yǐ yù shù

lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom)

蒹葭玉树
jiān jiā yù shù

see 蒹葭倚玉樹|蒹葭倚玉树[jiān jiā yǐ yù shù]

蚍蜉撼大树
pí fú hàn dà shù

lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)

蚍蜉撼树
pí fú hàn shù

lit. an ant trying to shake a tree

蚂蚁上树
mǎ yǐ shàng shù

\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)

见血封喉树
jiàn xuè fēng hóu shù

Antiaris toxicaria (botany)

贝多罗树
bèi duō luó shù

Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as writing media

赵树理
zhào shù lǐ

Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist

远东树莺
yuǎn dōng shù yīng

(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)

醇酸树脂
chún suān shù zhī

alkyd resin

金鸡纳树
jīn jī nà shù

Cinchona ledgeriana

针叶树
zhēn yè shù

conifer

钱树
qián shù

money tree

铁树
tiě shù

sago palm (Cycas revoluta)

铁树开花
tiě shù kāi huā

lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)

闰四月,吃树叶
rùn sì yuè , chī shù yè

an intercalary fourth month brings food shortages

阿月浑子树
ā yuè hún zǐ shù

pistachio tree

霸王树
bà wáng shù

Madagascar palm (Pachypodium lamerei)

青檀树
qīng tán shù

blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸

香泡树
xiāng pāo shù

citron (Citrus medica)

高树
gāo shù

Kaoshu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

高树乡
gāo shù xiāng

Kaoshu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

鳞头树莺
lín tóu shù yīng

(bird species of China) Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)

凤头树燕
fèng tóu shù yàn

(bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)

面包树
miàn bāo shù

breadfruit tree

黄果树大瀑布
huáng guǒ shù dà pù bù

Huangguoshu falls, Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

黄果树瀑布
huáng guǒ shù pù bù

Huangguoshu waterfalls, Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

黄腹树莺
huáng fù shù yīng

(bird species of China) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)

黑额树鹊
hēi é shù què

(bird species of China) collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis)

龙树
lóng shù

Nāgārjuna (c. 150-250 AD), Buddhist philosopher

龙树菩萨
lóng shù pú sà

Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)

龙血树
lóng xuè shù

dragon tree