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poplar tree / various trees of genus Populus
HSK 7-9
pomegranate tree
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  *樹* | 樹* | *樹
tree / CL: / to cultivate / to set up
HSK 1
Anacardiaceae, plant family including lac tree (Rhus vernicifera) 漆樹|漆树
lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom) / fig. the lowly associating with the noble; the weak seeking help from the strong
can't see the wood for the trees
(bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)
Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅
binary tree
to set up / to establish
HSK 7-9
trees / greenery
Raspberry Pi (computing)
display of fireworks and lanterns
decision tree
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb) / fig. everything has its ancestral home / in old age, an expatriate returns home
Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
woods / grove / forest
HSK 4
Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務植樹日|全民义务植树日
conifer
jackfruit
holly
(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people
pine / pine tree / CL:
HSK 4
lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) / fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
poplar mushroom (Cyclocybe aegerita)
jackfruit
mulberry tree, with leaves used to feed silkworms
the tip of a tree; treetop
HSK 7-9
Christmas tree
peepul (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; sacred fig
(computing) search tree
KAIFU Toshiki (1931-), Japanese politician, prime minister 1989-1991
dendrite (branched projection of a neuron)
pear tree
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own
to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)
(idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens
eucalyptus
fruit tree / CL:
HSK 6
lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom) / fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change
Yushu, a county-level city in Changchun City 長春市|长春市, Jilin
tree resin / gum
arboreal / tree-dwelling
tree bark
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom) / there's more than one way to skin a cat
hedge
Chinese horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis)
National Tree Planting Day (March 12th), as known as Arbor Day 植樹節|植树节
laurel leaf; bay leaf
oak
to chop wood / to chop down trees
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's capabilities
Nāgārjuna (c. 150-250 AD), Buddhist philosopher
legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money
tree hollow / (slang) anonymous platform for sharing secrets / (slang) confidant
orange tree
rubber tree
sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
to make a contribution / to establish / to found / contribution
HSK 7-9
cypress tree / Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4]
HSK 7-9
to antagonize people / to make an enemy of sb
sapling
grapevine
treetop
evergreen tree
locust tree (Sophora japonica)
HSK 7-9
to prepare children to become capable citizens
short tree / bush / shrub
tree house
palm tree
palm tree
to plant trees
maple
tree stump
tree leaves
HSK 4
Cinchona ledgeriana, tree whose bark contains quinine
Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as writing media
tree species
breadfruit tree / Artocarpus altilis
grove
Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist
blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸
Huangguoshu falls, Anshun 安順|安顺, Guizhou
resin
lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate one's own strength / also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树
Lishu, a county in Siping City 四平市, Jilin
camphor / Cinnamonum camphara
silkworm thorn tree
afforestation
tree trunk
branch / twig
HSK 7-9
burial of cremated remains at the foot of a tree
shade (of a tree)
boabab tree / monkey-bread tree / Adansonia digitata (botany)
Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM
(bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)
plum tree
apricot tree

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