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藤

téng · teng

Traditional 籐

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téng 藤

  1. rattan
  2. cane
  3. vine

téng 籐

  1. variant of 藤 (téng)
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Grapes and chairs

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)根(gēn)藤(téng)上(shàng)会(huì)长(zhǎng)什么(shénme)？

    What will grow on this vine?

  2. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)葡萄藤(pútaoténg)，夏天(xiàtiān)会(huì)长(zhǎng)很多(hěnduō)葡萄(pútao)。

    It's a grapevine. Lots of grapes grow in summer.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)的(de)这(zhè)把(bǎ)藤椅(téngyǐ)，也(yě)是(shì)葡萄藤(pútaoténg)做(zuò)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Is the rattan chair we're sitting on made of grapevine, too?

  4. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)，藤椅(téngyǐ)用(yòng)的(de)是(shì)别的(biéde)藤(téng)。

    No, rattan chairs use a different vine.

  5. Dengdeng

    太(tài)可惜(kěxī)了(le)，我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)坐着(zuòzhe)就(jiù)能(néng)吃(chī)葡萄(pútao)。

    What a pity. I thought I could eat grapes just by sitting.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)根(gēn)藤(téng)沿(yán)着(zhe)墙(qiáng)壁(bì)一(yì)直(zhí)往(wǎng)上(shàng)爬(pá)。

This vine keeps climbing up along the wall.

02

爷(yé)爷(ye)用(yòng)藤(téng)编(biān)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)结(jiē)实(shi)的(de)篮(lán)子(zi)。

Grandpa wove a sturdy basket out of rattan.

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