Hanzi
Traditional
樹
Simplified
树

tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

shù

Bopomofo

ㄕㄨˋ

Jyutping

syu6

Example sentences

樹 / 树 shù
家門口有一棵大樹。
家门口有一棵大树。

There is a big tree at the entrance of the house.

死 sǐ
那棵樹死了。
那棵树死了。

That tree died.

松樹 / 松树 sōngshù
山上長滿了青翠的松樹。
山上长满了青翠的松树。

The mountain is covered with green pine trees.

果樹 / 果树 guǒshù
祖父在花園裡種了許多果樹。
祖父在花园里种了许多果树。

Grandfather planted many fruit trees in the garden.

施肥 shīféi
園丁給果樹施肥，所以葉子更綠了。
园丁给果树施肥，所以叶子更绿了。

The gardener fertilized the fruit trees, so the leaves became greener.

柳樹 / 柳树 liǔshù
河岸邊種滿了垂下的柳樹。
河岸边种满了垂下的柳树。

The riverbank is planted with drooping willow trees.

垂 chuí
柳樹的枝條垂到了水面上。
柳树的枝条垂到了水面上。

The willow branches hung down to the water surface.

Example Vocabulary

樹

shu4

tree

大樹

松樹

song1'shu4

pine tree

果樹

guo3'shu4

fruit tree

柳樹

liu3'shu4

willow tree

棗樹

別樹一幟

bie2'shu4'yi1'zhi4

周樹人

zhou1'shu4'ren2

小樹

小樹林

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