常春藤 (cháng chūn téng) — ivy (the climbing plant, especially Japanese creeper or Boston ivy); short for the Ivy League (常春藤联盟)

Definition

Examples

• 墙上爬满了常春藤。
  Qiáng shàng pá mǎn le cháng chūn téng.
  The wall is covered with ivy.
• 他考上了常春藤，全家都很高兴。
  Tā kǎo shàng le cháng chūn téng, quán jiā dōu hěn gāo xìng.
  He got into an Ivy League school, and the whole family is very happy.
• 这种常春藤在秋天会变红。
  Zhè zhǒng cháng chūn téng zài qiū tiān huì biàn hóng.
  This kind of ivy turns red in autumn.