蘑菇 mó gu mushroom / to pester / to dawdle syn 蘑菇云 蘑菇雲 mó gū yún mushroom cloud 香菇 xiāng gū shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom syn 冬菇 dōng gū donko shiitake mushroom, a prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and partially open cap syn 菌种 菌種 jūn zhǒng (microorganism) species / strain / (fungus and mushroom) spore / spawn syn 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] syn 落叶松 落葉松 luò yè sōng larch tree (Pinus larix) / deciduous pine tree syn 灵芝 靈芝 líng zhī lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) syn 松茸 sōng róng matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan 金针菇 金針菇 jīn zhēn gū enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white / abbr. to 金菇[jin1 gu1] 平菇 píng gū oyster mushroom 草菇 cǎo gū straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) / paddy straw mushroom 指桑骂槐 指桑罵槐 zhǐ sāng mà huái lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree / fig. to scold sb indirectly / to make oblique accusations (idiom) syn 竹荪 竹蓀 zhú sūn bamboo fungus / veiled lady mushroom (Phallus indusiatus) 鸡腿菇 雞腿菇 jī tuǐ gū shaggy ink cap (edible mushroom) / Coprinus comatus 菌 jùn mushroom syn 株 zhū tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business) syn 菇 gū (bound form) mushroom syn 槐 huái Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) / Japanese pagoda tree syn 菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn 杈 chà branches of a tree / fork of a tree syn 蕈 xùn mold / mushroom syn 蘑 mó mushroom syn 李代桃僵 lǐ dài táo jiāng lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree / to substitute one thing for another / to carry the can for sb syn 月桂树 月桂樹 yuè guì shù laurel tree (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree 杏鲍菇 杏鮑菇 xìng bào gū king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) 云芝 雲芝 yún zhī turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor) 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 棕榈 棕櫚 zōng lǘ palm tree syn 圣诞树 聖誕樹 shèng dàn shù Christmas tree 树木 樹木 shù mù tree syn 树叶 樹葉 shù yè tree leaves syn 松树 松樹 sōng shù pine / pine tree / CL:棵[ke1] syn 顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof / topmost part / top (of tree, wall etc) / apex 伐木 fá mù to cut wood / tree-felling / lumbering syn 翡翠 fěi cuì jadeite / tree kingfisher 香椿 xiāng chūn Chinese toon (Toona sinensis), deciduous tree whose young leaves are used as a vegetable syn 摇钱树 搖錢樹 yáo qián shù legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money syn 树桩 樹樁 shù zhuāng tree stump 树干 樹幹 shù gàn tree trunk syn 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn 雪松 xuě sōng cedar tree / cedarwood syn 树皮 樹皮 shù pí tree bark 树根 樹根 shù gēn tree roots syn 老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk syn 牡丹 mǔ dan tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) syn 独树一帜 獨樹一幟 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own syn 家谱 家譜 jiā pǔ genealogy / family tree 树荫 樹蔭 shù yìn shade of a tree syn 柏树 柏樹 bǎi shù cypress tree / Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4] syn 桃树 桃樹 táo shù peach tree / CL:株[zhu1] 树梢 樹梢 shù shāo the tip of a tree / treetop syn 林木 lín mù forest / forest tree 梨树 梨樹 lí shù pear tree 柚木 yòu mù pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis) / shaddock / oriental grapefruit 橄榄树 橄欖樹 gǎn lǎn shù olive tree 枝干 枝幹 zhī gàn branch / limb (of a tree) syn 果树 果樹 guǒ shù fruit tree / CL:棵[ke1] syn 成材 chéng cái to make sth of oneself / to become a person who is worthy of respect / (of a tree) to grow to full size / to become useful for timber syn 树阴 樹陰 shù yīn shade (of a tree) 小树 小樹 xiǎo shù shrub / small tree / sapling / CL:棵[ke1] syn 菩提树 菩提樹 pú tí shù peepul (Ficus religiosa) / bodhi tree / sacred fig syn 乔木 喬木 qiáo mù tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木[guan4 mu4], bush or shrub) 杨树 楊樹 yáng shù poplar tree / various trees of genus Populus syn 杏树 杏樹 xìng shù apricot tree 树种 樹種 shù zhǒng tree species 参天 參天 cān tiān (of a tree etc) to reach up to the sky syn 世系 shì xì lineage / genealogy / family tree 桐油 tóng yóu tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer 杨柳 楊柳 yáng liǔ willow tree / poplar and willow / name of traditional tune syn 沉香 chén xiāng Chinese eaglewood / agarwood tree / lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha) 青松 qīng sōng pine tree syn 一枝独秀 一枝獨秀 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding syn 槐树 槐樹 huái shù locust tree (Sophora japonica) syn 银耳 銀耳 yín ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus syn 桑树 桑樹 sāng shù mulberry tree, with leaves used to feed silkworms syn 移花接木 yí huā jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree / to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom) syn 针叶 針葉 zhēn yè needle-leaved (tree) 果木 guǒ mù fruit tree syn 树胶 樹膠 shù jiāo tree resin / gum 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 梧桐 wú tóng wutong (Firmiana platanifolia) / Chinese parasol tree syn 茶树 茶樹 chá shù tea tree / Camellia sinensis syn 枇杷 pí pa loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) / loquat fruit 绿荫 綠蔭 lǜ yìn shade (of a tree) syn 木棉 mù mián cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) syn 枯木 kū mù dead tree 杜仲 dù zhòng eucommia (a kind of rubber tree) 合抱 hé bào to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk) syn 月桂 yuè guì laurel (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree / bay leaf 棕榈树 棕櫚樹 zōng lǘ shù palm tree 树身 樹身 shù shēn tree trunk syn 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom) / fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy / to feel beleaguered syn 植树节 植樹節 zhí shù jié Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務植樹日|全民义务植树日[Quan2 min2 Yi4 wu4 Zhi2 shu4 ri4] 香橙 xiāng chéng orange (tree and fruit) syn 桫椤 桫欏 suō luó spinulose tree fern / Cyathea spinulosa (botany) 丹皮 dān pí the root bark of the peony tree 二叉树 二叉樹 èr chā shù binary tree 乌桕 烏桕 wū jiù Tallow tree / Sapium sebiferum 