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树叶

shù yè · shu ye

Traditional 樹葉

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Meaning

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  1. tree leaves
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Pages full of leaves

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，树叶(shùyè)都(dōu)黄(huáng)了(le)！

    Look, the leaves have turned yellow!

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)捡(jiǎn)几(jǐ)片(piàn)树叶(shùyè)带(dài)回家(huíjiā)。

    So pretty! I want to take a few leaves home.

  3. Liangliang

    带(dài)回去(huíqu)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What will you do with them?

  4. Dengdeng

    夹(jiā)在(zài)书(shū)里(lǐ)，当(dāng)书签(shūqiān)。

    I will press them in a book as bookmarks.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)书(shū)都(dōu)合(hé)不(bù)上(shàng)了(le)，全(quán)是(shì)树叶(shùyè)！

    Your book will not close. It is full of leaves!

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2 examples
01

再(zài)过(guò)两(liǎng)三(sān)周(zhōu)，树(shù)叶(yè)就(jiù)会(huì)变(biàn)红(hóng)吧(ba)。

The leaves will turn red in two or three weeks.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)看(kàn)见(jiàn)色(sè)彩(cǎi)鲜(xiān)艳(yàn)的(de)鸟(niǎo)、花(huā)朵(duǒ)和(hé)树(shù)叶(yè)。

He saw brightly-colored birds, flowers and leaves.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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