shù

tree; plant; set up, establish

HSK 3 #697

DEFINITIONS

  • tree
  • plant
  • set up, establish
  • tree
  • CL:棵[ke1]
  • to cultivate
  • to set up

STROKES

WORDS

七叶 qī yè shù Chinese horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis)
zōng shù palm tree
种 shù zhǒng tree species
身 shù shēn tree trunk
zhòng shù to plant trees
针叶 zhēn yè shù conifer
开花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom); a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
只见木不见森林 zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
sāng shù mulberry tree, with leaves used to feed silkworms
zǎo shù jujube tree; date tree; Zizyphus vulgaris; CL:棵[ke1]
huái shù locust tree (Sophora japonica)
cōng shù fir
挂 shù guà ice (rime) formed on a tree
碑立传 shù bēi lì zhuàn lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom); to monumentalize; to glorify; to sing the praises of
胶 shù jiāo tree resin; gum
qī shù lac tree (Rhus vernicifera)
hóng shù red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle); CL:棵[ke1]
绿成荫 lǜ shù chéng yìn (of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined
不要在一棵上吊死 bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom); there's more than one way to skin a cat
二叉 èr chā shù binary tree
五倍子 wǔ bèi zi shù Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
休氏莺 xiū shì shù yīng (bird species of China) Hume's bush warbler (Horornis brunnescens)
全民义务植日 quán mín yì wù zhí shù rì National Tree Planting Day (March 12th), as known as Arbor Day 植樹節|植树节[Zhi2 shu4 jie2]
冬青 dōng qīng shù holly
一帜 bié shù yī zhì 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