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树

shù · shu

Traditional 樹

HSK 1Old HSK 3Measure word: 棵 kē

Meaning

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  1. tree
  2. to cultivate
  3. to set up
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The hat in the tree

  1. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)飞(fēi)到(dào)树(shù)上(shàng)了(le)！

    Oh no, my hat flew into the tree!

  2. Dengdeng

    哪棵(nǎkē)树(shù)？那(nà)棵(kē)大(dà)树(shù)吗(ma)？

    Which tree? That big tree?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)。太(tài)高(gāo)了(le)，我(wǒ)够(gòu)不到(bùdào)。

    Yes. It is too high. I can't reach it.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)来(lái)摇(yáo)一下(yīxià)树(shù)吧(ba)。

    Let me shake the tree.

  5. Liangliang

    掉(diào)下来(xiàlai)了(le)！可是(kěshì)这(zhè)不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)！

    It fell! But this is not my hat!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)再(zài)摇(yáo)一下(yīxià)，看看(kànkan)上面(shàngmiàn)还有(háiyǒu)什么(shénme)。

    Let's shake it again and see what else is up there.

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2 examples
01

园(yuán)丁(dīng)在(zài)花(huā)园(yuán)的(de)中(zhōng)央(yāng)种(zhòng)了(le)一(yì)棵(kē)玫(méi)瑰(guī)树(shù)。

The gardener planted a rose tree in the middle of the garden.

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

02

这(zhè)片(piàn)森(sēn)林(lín)的(de)树(shù)主(zhǔ)要(yào)是(shì)柏(bǎi)树(shù)。

The main type of tree in this part of the forest is the cypress.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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