树
shù
Pinyin

Definition

树
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shù
  1. tree
  2. CL:棵[kē]
  3. to cultivate
  4. to set up

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

树
shù
  1. 1 tree
  2. 2 CL:棵[kē]
  3. 3 to cultivate
  4. 4 to set up
大树
Dà shù
  1. 1 Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
建树
jiàn shù
  1. 1 to make a contribution
  2. 2 to establish
  3. 3 to found
  4. 4 contribution
松树
sōng shù
  1. 1 pine
  2. 2 pine tree
  3. 3 CL:棵[kē]
果树
guǒ shù
  1. 1 fruit tree
  2. 2 CL:棵[kē]
柳树
liǔ shù
  1. 1 willow
桃树
táo shù
  1. 1 peach tree
  2. 2 CL:株[zhū]
桉树
ān shù
  1. 1 eucalyptus
枣树
zǎo shù
  1. 1 jujube tree
  2. 2 date tree
  3. 3 Zizyphus vulgaris
  4. 4 CL:棵[kē]
植树
zhí shù
  1. 1 to plant trees
榕树
róng shù
  1. 1 banyan
树干
shù gàn
  1. 1 tree trunk
树挂
shù guà
  1. 1 ice (rime) formed on a tree
树敌
shù dí
  1. 1 to antagonize people
  2. 2 to make an enemy of sb
树木
shù mù
  1. 1 tree
树林
Shù lín
  1. 1 Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
树枝
shù zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 twig
树根
shù gēn
  1. 1 tree roots
树梢
shù shāo
  1. 1 the tip of a tree
  2. 2 treetop
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not

Idioms (20)

不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
别树一帜
bié shù yī zhì
  1. 1 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
  2. 2 to stand out
  3. 3 to develop one's own school
  4. 4 to have attitude of one's own
别树一旗
bié shù yī qí
  1. 1 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
  2. 2 to stand out
  3. 3 to develop one's own school
  4. 4 to have attitude of one's own
前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
十年树木，百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
  1. 1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
摇钱树
yáo qián shù
  1. 1 a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
  2. 2 a source of easy money (idiom)
撼树蚍蜉
hàn shù pí fú
  1. 1 lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
  2. 2 to overrate oneself (idiom)
树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā
  1. 1 to deck the tree with false blossoms
  2. 2 to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
树倒猢狲散
shù dǎo hú sūn sàn
  1. 1 When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause
  2. 2 Rats leave a sinking ship.
树大招风
shù dà zhāo fēng
  1. 1 lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
  2. 2 to monumentalize
  3. 3 to glorify
  4. 4 to sing the praises of
独树一帜
dú shù yī zhì
  1. 1 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
  2. 2 to stand out
  3. 3 to develop one's own school
  4. 4 to have attitude of one's own
独树一格
dú shù yī gé
  1. 1 to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)
百年树人
bǎi nián shù rén
  1. 1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop
  3. 3 cf. 十年樹木，百年樹人|十年树木，百年树人
芝兰玉树
zhī lán yù shù
  1. 1 lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
蚍蜉撼大树
pí fú hàn dà shù
  1. 1 lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to overrate one's own strength
  3. 3 also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树[pí fú hàn shù]
蚍蜉撼树
pí fú hàn shù
  1. 1 lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
  2. 2 to overrate oneself (idiom)
铁树开花
tiě shù kāi huā
  1. 1 lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)
  2. 2 a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence

Sample Sentences

哇！树爷爷，您每天都做什么呢？
wā ！shù yéye ，nín měitiān dōu zuò shénme ne ？
Wow! Grandpa Tree, what do you do every day?
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树爷爷，请问，您几岁？
shù yéye ，qǐngwèn ，nín jǐ suì ？
Grandpa Tree. May I ask you how old are you?
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树爷爷那里。我想去看看他。
shù yéye nàlǐ 。wǒ xiǎng qù kànkan tā 。
Where Grandpa Tree is at. I want to go visit him.
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池塘边的榕树上，知了在声声叫着夏天
chítáng biān de róngshù shàng ，zhīliǎo zài shēng shēng jiào zhe xiàtiān
High up the banyan trees along the side of the ponds, cicadas were calling the summer with every sound.
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比如枯叶蝶顾名思义，它的颜色和形状就像一片枯叶一样，所以当它停在树枝上时，乍看之下就跟普通的叶子一样。
bǐrú kūyèdié gùmíngsīyì ，tā de yánsè hé xíngzhuàng jiù xiàng yī piàn kūyè yīyàng ，suǒyǐ dāng tā tíng zài shùzhī shàng shí ，zhàkànzhīxià jiù gēn pǔtōng de yèzi yīyàng 。
For example, the Orange Oakleaf, as evident from its name, has wings that are of the colors of a dead leaf. So when it lands on a branch, it looks exactly like a normal leaf at a glance.
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但动物身上颜色的形成常常不只是因为一朵花、一株草或一棵树，而是整个自然环境。
dàn dòngwù shēnshang yánsè de xíngchéng chángcháng bù zhǐshì yīnwèi yī duǒ huā 、yī zhū cǎo huò yī kē shù ，érshì zhěnggè zìrán huánjìng 。
However, the camouflage is usually not just a flower, a bead of grass, or a tree, it is often the entire environment.
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树阴照水爱晴柔。
shùyīn zhào shuǐ ài qíng róu 。
Shadows from trees softly falls onto the water
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在那不勒斯、拉齐奥和利古里亚，狂风刮倒树木，多名路人被压身亡。
zài Nàbùlèsī 、Lāqíào hé Lìgǔlǐyà ，kuángfēng guādǎo shùmù ，duō míng lùrén bèi yā shēnwáng 。
In Naples, Lazio and Liguria, the wind blew down trees, and crushed many pedestrians to death.
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教育就是一棵树摇动一棵树，一朵云推动一朵云，一个灵魂唤醒另一个灵魂
jiàoyù jiùshì yī kē shù yáodòng yī kē shù ，yī duǒ yún tuīdòng yī duǒ yún ，yīgē línghún huànxǐng lìng yīgē línghún
Education is a tree shaking another, a cloud pushing another, a soul waking another.
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在当前形势下，构建中非命运共同体可以为构建更广泛的人类命运共同体树立典范。
zài dāngqián xíngshì xià ，gòujiàn ZhōngFēi mìngyùngòngtóngtǐ kěyǐ wéi gòujiàn gèng guǎngfàn de rénlèi mìngyùngòngtóngtǐ shùlì diǎnfàn 。
Under the current situation, the building of a community of shared future between China and Africa is a good example for building broader communities.
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