红杉 (hóng shān) — Chinese larch; redwood
Definition
红杉 (gōng) covers both the 'redwood' (e.g. coast redwood / giant sequoia) and the 'Chinese larch' — different species that share the name in Chinese. The context (origin, region) tells you which is meant.
noun
Chinese larchredwood
Measure word · 棵
Examples
- 红杉。Zhè kē hóng shān yǐ jīng yǒu bā bǎi nián de shù líng le.This redwood is already eight hundred years old.
- 红杉。Zhōng guó de hóng shān zhǔ yào fēn bù zài xī nán shān qū.Chinese larch is mainly distributed in the southwestern mountain areas.
- 红杉。Bǎo hù hóng shān de shēng tài huán jìng fēi cháng zhòng yào.Protecting the ecological environment of the redwood/larch is very important.
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