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叶子

yè zi · ye zi

Traditional 葉子

HSK 4Measure word: 片 piàn

Meaning

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  1. leaf
  2. (slang) marijuana
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Too much water

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)花(huā)叶子(yèzi)变(biàn)黄(huáng)了(le)。

    The leaves of my plant turned yellow.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)浇水(jiāoshuǐ)吗(ma)？

    Do you water it every day?

  3. Dengdeng

    每天(měitiān)浇(jiāo)三(sān)次(cì)。

    Three times a day.

  4. Liangliang

    太(tài)多(duō)了(le)！水(shuǐ)多(duō)了(le)，叶子(yèzi)才(cái)会(huì)黄(huáng)。

    Too much! Too much water turns the leaves yellow.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)不(bù)浇(jiāo)了(le)。

    Then I will not water it tomorrow.

  6. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)浇(jiāo)一点(yīdiǎn)，叶子(yèzi)就(jiù)不(bù)黄(huáng)了(le)。

    Tomorrow a little, and the leaves will stop turning yellow.

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01

树(shù)上(shàng)的(de)叶(yè)子(zi)随(suí)着(zhe)冬(dōng)天(tiān)的(de)到(dào)来(lái)而(ér)掉(diào)落(luò)。

With the arrival of winter, the leaves on the trees fall down.

Tatoeba: Chinese by iMaple · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

梅(méi)格(gé)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)四(sì)片(piàn)叶(yè)子(zi)的(de)三(sān)叶(yè)草(cǎo)。

Meg found a four leaf clover.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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