"Trees" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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绿树 lu:4 shù trees / greenery
花木 huā mù flowers and trees / plants / flora
植树 zhí shù to plant trees
柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel
杨树 yáng shù poplar tree / various trees of genus Populus
种树 zhòng shù to plant trees
连理 lián lǐ two trees that grow together as one / fig. conjugal union
肃立 sù lì to stand respectfully / (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic
飒飒 sà sà soughing / whistling or rushing sound (of the wind in trees, the sea etc)
砍树 kǎn shù to chop wood / to chop down trees
杏花村 xìng huā cūn village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 / by 杜牧[Du4 Mu4])
盗伐 dào fá to unlawfully fell trees
盲人摸象 máng rén mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
双子叶 shuāng zǐ yè dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)
棵 kē classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
株 zhū tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business)
楂 chá fell trees / raft / to hew
樾 yuè shade of trees
槎 chá a raft made of bamboo or wood / to fell trees / to hew
栲 kǎo chinquapin (Castanopsis fargesii and other spp.), genus of evergreen trees
一叶障目 yī yè zhàng mù lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
只见树木不见森林 zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín unable to see the wood for the trees / fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
山颓木坏 shān tuí mù huài lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined / a great sage has died (idiom)
众盲摸象 zhòng máng mō xiàng multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
芝兰玉树 zhī lán yù shù lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom) / fig. a child with splendid future prospects
树欲静而风不止 shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom) / fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
杏林 xìng lín forest of apricot trees / (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
绿树成荫 lu:4 shù chéng yìn (of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage / (of a road) to be tree-lined
只见树木，不见森林 zhǐ jiàn shù mù , bù jiàn sēn lín only see the trees, but not see the forest (idiom, from Mao Zedong, On contradictions 毛澤東|毛泽东, 矛盾論|矛盾论) / to concentrate on minutiae at the expense of the big picture
在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿做连理枝 zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined / wishing for conjugal bliss
封沙育林 fēng shā yù lín to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
木兰属 mù lán shǔ Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs
木兰科 mù lán kē Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
林壑 lín hè woods and ravines / tranquillity of trees and valleys
栲属 kǎo shǔ Castanopsis, genus of evergreen trees
梧桐科 wú tóng kē Sterculiaceae, family of Malvale trees incl. Cacao, Cola and Firmiana
楋 là to plant trees (old)
橘录 jú lù classification of orange trees by 12th century Song dynasty botanist Han Yanzhi 韓彥直|韩彦直[Han2 Yan4 zhi2]
槚 jiǎ Catalpa, a genus of mostly deciduous trees / old term for Camellia sinensis, the tea plant 茶 / also called Thea sinensis / small evergreen shrub (Mallotus japonicus)
无患子 wú huàn zǐ Sapindales / order of scented bushes and trees, includes citrus fruit and lychee
瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
董奉 Dǒng Fèng Dong Feng, doctor during Three Kingdoms period, famous for refusing fees and requesting that his patients plant apricot trees instead
韩彦直 Hán Yàn zhí Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄|橘录[ju2 lu4]
森林、树木和人方桉  Forests, Trees and People Programme
暴露的树冠  exposed crowns of trees
重新种植树木  re-establishment of trees
采伐林木  harvest of forest trees
国际树木和森林会议  International Conference on Trees and Forests
区域林木战略  Regional Forests and Trees Strategy
太平洋岛屿林木支助方桉  Pacific Island Forests & Trees Support Program
不识庐山真面目 bù shì Lú shān zhēn miàn mù lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain / fig. can't see the forest for the trees
槵子 huàn zǐ fruit of the Sapindus trees (used for Buddhist prayer beads)
涂白剂 tú bái jì a white paint applied to tree trunks to protect the trees from insect damage etc
树挪死，人挪活 shù nuó sǐ , rén nuó huó lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom) / fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change
不识庐山真面目 bù shí Lú shān zhēn miàn mù lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom) / fig. can't see the forest for the trees
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