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"shade of trees" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
樾 yuè shade of trees
Chinese Pinyin Translation
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
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
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
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)
十足 shí zú ample / complete / hundred percent / a pure shade (of some color) syn
光影 guāng yǐng light and shadow / sunlight and shade
遮住 zhē zhù to cover (up) / to block / to obstruct / to shade syn
树荫 樹蔭 shù yìn shade of a tree syn
绿荫 綠蔭 lǜ yìn shade (of a tree) syn
乘凉 乘涼 chéng liáng to cool off in the shade syn
浓淡 濃淡 nóng dàn shade (of a color, i.e. light or dark) syn
树阴 樹陰 shù yīn shade (of a tree)
阴干 陰乾 yīn gān to dry in the shade
荫蔽 蔭蔽 yìn bì to be shaded or concealed by foliage / to conceal / hidden / covert / shade (of a tree) syn
背阴 背陰 bèi yīn in the shade / shady syn
庇荫 庇蔭 bì yìn to give shade (of a tree etc) / to shield syn
遮阴 遮陰 zhē yīn to provide shade
手搭凉棚 手搭涼棚 shǒu dā liáng péng to shade one's eyes with one's hand
罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn
荫 蔭 yìn shade syn
翳 yì feather screen / to screen / to shade / cataract syn
庥 xiū protection / shade
碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān green sea, blue sky (idiom) / sea and sky merge in one shade / loneliness of faithful widow
庇廕 bì yīn to give shade (of a tree etc) / to shield
廕 yìn variant of 蔭|庇[yin4], shade
烘云托月 烘雲托月 hōng yún tuō yuè lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom) / fig. a foil / a contrasting character to a main hero syn
瞖 yì variant of 翳, feather screen / to screen / to shade / cataract
显晦 顯晦 xiǎn huì light and shade
树荫咖啡 樹蔭咖啡 shù yìn kā fēi shade-grown coffee
遮阳用品 遮陽用品 sun shade
无心插柳柳成阴 無心插柳柳成陰 wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
绿阴 綠陰 lǜ yīn tree shade / shady
大树底下好乘凉 大樹底下好乘涼 dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) / fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
树荫 樹蔭 shù yīn shade of a tree / Taiwan pr. [shu4yin4] syn
绿荫 綠蔭 lǜ yīn the shade (of a tree) syn
色号 色號 sè hào shade (of lipstick etc) / color option
荫 蔭 yīn (bound form) shade (of a tree) syn
遮荫 遮蔭 zhē yīn to provide shade / Taiwan pr. [zhe1yin4] syn
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
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
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
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 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
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
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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