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树木

shù mù · shu mu

Traditional 樹木

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. tree
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Why leaves fall

  1. Dengdeng

    秋天(qiūtiān)到了(dàole)，树木(shùmù)的(de)叶子(yèzi)都(dōu)黄了(huángle)。

    Autumn is here. The leaves of the trees have all turned yellow.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)树木(shùmù)秋天(qiūtiān)会(huì)掉(diào)叶子(yèzi)？

    Why do trees drop their leaves in autumn?

  3. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)冬天(dōngtiān)水(shuǐ)少(shǎo)，树木(shùmù)要(yào)省水(shěngshuǐ)。

    Because there is little water in winter, so the trees need to save water.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)冬天(dōngtiān)也(yě)少(shǎo)喝水(hēshuǐ)。

    Then I will drink less water in winter too.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)又(yòu)不是(bùshì)树木(shùmù)，你(nǐ)会(huì)渴(kě)的(de)。

    You are not a tree. You will get thirsty.

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2 examples
01

在(zài)加(jiā)拿(ná)大(dà)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)区(qū)域(yù)砍(kǎn)伐(fá)树(shù)木(mù)是(shì)非(fēi)法(fǎ)的(de)。

In Canada, there are many areas where it is illegal to log trees.

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

02

他(tā)写(xiě)过(guò)关(guān)于(yú)植(zhí)物(wù)和(hé)树(shù)木(mù)的(de)文(wén)章(zhāng)。

He wrote about plants and trees.

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

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