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棵

kē · ke

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  1. classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
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Counting the trees

  1. Liangliang

    院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)种(zhòng)了(le)几(jǐ)棵(kē)树(shù)？

    How many trees are planted in the courtyard?

  2. Dengdeng

    一(yī)棵(kē)，两(liǎng)棵(kē)，三(sān)棵(kē)，一共(yīgòng)三(sān)棵(kē)。

    One, two, three. Three in total.

  3. Liangliang

    不(bù)对(duì)，是(shì)四(sì)棵(kē)，你(nǐ)数(shǔ)错(cuò)了(le)。

    No, it is four. You counted wrong.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)棵(kē)小(xiǎo)的(de)我(wǒ)没(méi)看见(kànjiàn)。

    I did not see that small one.

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)刚(gāng)长(zhǎng)出来(chūlái)，还(hái)是(shì)一(yī)棵(kē)小(xiǎo)树苗(shùmiáo)。

    It just grew. It is still a little sapling.

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01

他(tā)们(men)在(zài)那(nà)棵(kē)大(dà)树(shù)的(de)树(shù)荫(yīn)下(xià)坐(zuò)了(le)下(xià)来(lái)。

They sat in the shade of that big tree.

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02

院(yuàn)子(zi)里(lǐ)种(zhòng)着(zhe)两(liǎng)棵(kē)苹(píng)果(guǒ)树(shù)。

Two apple trees are planted in the yard.

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