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) 关于建立塞浦路斯共和国的条约 關於建立塞浦路斯共和國的條約 Treaty concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus / Treaty of Establishment 建国条约 建國條約 Treaty concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus / Treaty of Establishment 花木 huā mù flowers and trees / plants / flora syn 植树 植樹 zhí shù to plant trees 森森 sēn sēn dense (of trees) / thick / ghastly / eerie syn 绿树 綠樹 lǜ shù trees / greenery 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 楊樹 yáng shù poplar tree / various trees of genus Populus syn 种树 種樹 zhòng shù to plant trees 连理 連理 lián lǐ two trees that grow together as one / fig. conjugal union syn 硕果累累 碩果累累 shuò guǒ lěi lěi heavily laden with fruit / fertile (of trees) / many noteworthy achievements syn 肃立 肅立 sù lì to stand respectfully / (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic 森然 sēn rán (of tall trees) dense, thick / awe-inspiring syn 飒飒 颯颯 sà sà soughing / whistling or rushing sound (of the wind in trees, the sea etc) syn 砍树 砍樹 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 盜伐 dào fá to unlawfully fell trees syn 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 syn 双子叶 雙子葉 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 syn 株 zhū tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business) syn 苑 yuàn (literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc / imperial garden / park / (literary) center (of arts, literature etc) syn 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 syn 栲 kǎo chinquapin (Castanopsis fargesii and other spp.), genus of evergreen trees 蓏 luǒ fruit of plants (not of trees) 只见树木不见森林 只見樹木不見森林 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 山頹木壞 shān tuí mù huài lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined / a great sage has died (idiom) 众盲摸象 眾盲摸象 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 芝蘭玉樹 zhī lán yù shù lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom) / fig. a child with splendid future prospects 一叶障目 一葉障目 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 syn 树欲静而风不止 樹欲靜而風不止 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 橚 sù tall and straight (of trees) 乔林 喬林 qiáo lín forest (esp. of tall trees) / high forest 在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿做连理枝 在天願做比翼鳥，在地願做連理枝 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 木兰属 木蘭屬 mù lán shǔ Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs 木兰科 木蘭科 mù lán kē Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs 林壑 lín hè woods and ravines / tranquillity of trees and valleys 栲属 栲屬 kǎo shǔ Castanopsis, genus of evergreen trees 梧桐科 wú tóng kē Sterculiaceae, family of Malvale trees incl. Cacao, Cola and Firmiana 椮 槮 sēn lush growth (trees) / fishing using bundled wood (archaic) 橘录 橘錄 jú lù classification of orange trees by 12th century Song dynasty botanist Han Yanzhi 韓彥直|韩彦直[Han2 Yan4 zhi2] 槚 檟 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 無患子 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 syn 只见树木，不见森林 祇見樹木，不見森林 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 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 韓彥直 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 森林、樹木和人方案 Forests, Trees and People Programme 暴露的树冠 exposed crowns of trees 采伐林木 harvest of forest trees 国际树木和森林会议 國際樹木和森林會議 International Conference on Trees and Forests 区域林木战略 區域林木戰略 Regional Forests and Trees Strategy 太平洋岛屿林木支助方桉 太平洋島嶼林木支助方案 Pacific Island Forests & Trees Support Program 不识庐山真面目 不識廬山真面目 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 绿树成荫 綠樹成蔭 lǜ shù chéng yìn (of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage / (of a road) to be tree-lined 槵子 huàn zǐ fruit of the Sapindus trees (used for Buddhist prayer beads) 涂白剂 塗白劑 tú bái jì a white paint applied to tree trunks to protect the trees from insect damage etc 树挪死，人挪活 樹挪死，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 不識廬山真面目 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 十年树木，百年树人 十年樹木，百年樹人 shí nián - shù mù , bǎi nián - shù rén (idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people 绿树成荫 綠樹成蔭 lǜ shù - chéng yīn (idiom) (of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage / (of a road) to be tree-lined 机关 機關 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 学府 學府 xué fǔ educational establishment syn 解放后 解放後 jiě fàng hòu after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory) / after the establishment of PRC in 1949 洗衣店 xǐ yī diàn laundry (commercial establishment) 公休 gōng xiū to have a public holiday / to have an official holiday / (Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association 蔡锷 蔡鍔 cài è Cai E (1882-1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军[Hu4guo2jun1], which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4kai3], who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor 号 號 hào ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people syn 销金窟 銷金窟 xiāo jīn kū money squandering establishment (e.g. gambling den, brothel etc) 机构部门 機構部門 jī gòu bù mén establishment sector 建立冲突预警和反应机制议定书 Protocol on the Establishment of a Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism 员额的设立 post establishment 人员装备]编制 establishment 关于建立欧洲共同飞行区的多边协定 Multilateral Agreement on the Establishment of the European Common Aviation Area 建立东非关税同盟 议定书 建立東非關稅同盟 議定書 Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Customs Union 建立东非共同体条约 Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community 信息交流和建立联系程序协定 Agreement on Information Exchange and Establishment of Communication Procedures 车辆编制委员会 Vehicle Establishment Committee 设立生物多样性公约临时秘书处信托基金 Trust Fund for the Establishment of the Interim Secretariat of the Biological Diversity Convention 工作人员编制 gōng zuò rén yuán biān zhì staff establishment 安哥拉建立和平基本原则 Fundamental Principles for the Establishment of Peace in Angola 建立国际发展法学院协定 Agreement for the Establishment of the International Development Law Institute 建立国际制度维护社会保障权利公约 Convention concerning the Establishment of an International System for the Maintenance of Rights in Social Security 联合国支助设立国际刑事法院信托基金 lián hé guó zhī zhù shè lì guó jì xíng shì fǎ yuàn xìn tuō jī jīn United Nations Trust Fund to Support the Establishment of the International Criminal Court 建立国际海事卫星系统会议 Conference on the Establishment of an International Maritime Satellite System 关于建立西非经济共同体的联盟条款 關於建立西非經濟共同體的聯盟條款 Articles of Association for the Establishment of an Economic Community of West Africa 建立和发展国家青年机构国际会议 建立和發展國家青年機構國際會議 International Meeting on Establishment and Development of National Machineries for Youth 设立非洲联盟和平与安全理事会议定书 設立非洲聯盟和平與安全理事會議定書 Protocol relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union 制订保护战争受难者国际公约外交会议 制訂保護戰爭受難者國際公約外交會議 Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War 总部编制 總部編制 zǒng bù biān zhì Headquarters establishment 外地机构 外地機構 field establishment 设立世界贸易组织筹备委员会的决定 設立世界貿易組織籌備委員會的決定 Decision on the Establishment of the Preparatory Committee for the World Trade Organization 欧洲刑警组织公约 歐洲刑警組織公約 Convention based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office / Europol Convention 欧洲定期航班关税订立程序国际协定 歐洲定期航班關稅訂立程序國際協定 ōu zhōu dìng qī háng bān guān shuì dìng lì chéng xù guó jì xié dìng International Agreement on the Procedure for the Establishment of Tariffs for Intra-European Scheduled Air Services 关于建立国际游牧文明研究所的协定 關於建立國際遊牧文明研究所的協定 Agreement concerning the Establishment of the International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations 设立和平大学国际协定 設立和平大學國際協定 International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace 