Definition
树 (shù) is the everyday word for a single tree, always used with the measure word 棵. 树木 (shùmù) is a more formal, collective term meaning 'trees (in general),' while 树林 (shùlín) refers to a woods or grove.
noun
tree
Measure word · 棵
Easily confused
- 书shūsound-alikebook
- 输shūsound-aliketo lose (a competition, game, or argument)
- 数shǔsound-aliketo count, to enumerate
- 数shǔsound-aliketo count (enumerate)
- 属shǔsound-aliketo belong to, to be affiliated with
- 束shùsound-alike(classifier) for bunches, bundles, or beams of light
- 赎shúsound-aliketo redeem (an item from pawn or pledge)
- 竖shùsound-alike(adjective) vertical, upright
- 梳shūsound-aliketo comb (hair)
Examples
- 。Mén qián yǒu yì kē dà shù.There is a big tree in front of the door.
- ，。Chūntiān dào le, shù shàng kāi mǎn le huā.Spring has arrived, and the tree is full of flowers.
- 树。Yéye zài yuànzi lǐ zhòng le yì kē shù.Grandpa planted a tree in the yard.
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