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 成熟 chéng shú mature / ripe / to mature / to ripen / Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2] syn 绿荫 綠蔭 lǜ yìn shade (of a tree) syn 老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk syn 树身 樹身 shù shēn tree trunk syn 挂果 掛果 guà guǒ (of a tree) to bear fruit 油桐 yóu tóng Chinese wood-oil tree (Vernicia fordii) syn 树 樹 shù tree / CL:棵[ke1] / to cultivate / to set up syn 株 zhū tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business) syn 橙 chéng orange tree / orange (color) syn 树木 樹木 shù mù tree syn 顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof / topmost part / top (of tree, wall etc) / apex 树叶 樹葉 shù yè tree leaves syn 牡丹 mǔ dan tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) syn 翡翠 fěi cuì jadeite / tree kingfisher 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) 雪松 xuě sōng cedar tree / cedarwood syn 林木 lín mù forest / forest tree 树干 樹幹 shù gàn tree trunk syn 果树 果樹 guǒ shù fruit tree / CL:棵[ke1] syn 梧桐 wú tóng wutong (Firmiana platanifolia) / Chinese parasol tree syn 杨柳 楊柳 yáng liǔ willow tree / poplar and willow / name of traditional tune syn 松树 松樹 sōng shù pine / pine tree / CL:棵[ke1] syn 树种 樹種 shù zhǒng tree species 小树 小樹 xiǎo shù shrub / small tree / sapling / CL:棵[ke1] syn 参天 參天 cān tiān (of a tree etc) to reach up to the sky syn 沉香 chén xiāng Chinese eaglewood / agarwood tree / lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha) 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 树梢 樹梢 shù shāo the tip of a tree / treetop syn 茶树 茶樹 chá shù tea tree / Camellia sinensis syn 树皮 樹皮 shù pí tree bark 棕榈 棕櫚 zōng lǘ palm tree syn 圣诞树 聖誕樹 shèng dàn shù Christmas tree 乔木 喬木 qiáo mù tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木[guan4 mu4], bush or shrub) 青松 qīng sōng pine tree syn 树根 樹根 shù gēn tree roots syn 树荫 樹蔭 shù yìn shade of a tree syn 枇杷 pí pa loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) / loquat fruit 桃树 桃樹 táo shù peach tree / CL:株[zhu1] 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 享年 xiǎng nián to live to the (ripe) age of 杨树 楊樹 yáng shù poplar tree / various trees of genus Populus syn 槐树 槐樹 huái shù locust tree (Sophora japonica) syn 摇钱树 搖錢樹 yáo qián shù legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money syn 银耳 銀耳 yín ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus 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 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 伐木 fá mù to cut wood / tree-felling / lumbering syn 枝干 枝幹 zhī gàn branch / limb (of a tree) syn 柏树 柏樹 bǎi shù cypress tree / Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4] syn 家谱 家譜 jiā pǔ genealogy / family tree 木棉 mù mián cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) syn 熟透 shú tòu completely ripe / ripened / well-cooked syn 枯木 kū mù dead tree 梨树 梨樹 lí shù pear tree 橄榄树 橄欖樹 gǎn lǎn shù olive tree 杜仲 dù zhòng eucommia (a kind of rubber tree) 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom) / to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss / until death do us part syn 合抱 hé bào to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk) syn 香椿 xiāng chūn Chinese toon (Toona sinensis), deciduous tree whose young leaves are used as a vegetable syn 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] syn 柚木 yòu mù pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis) / shaddock / oriental grapefruit 桑树 桑樹 sāng shù mulberry tree, with leaves used to feed silkworms syn 月桂 yuè guì laurel (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree / bay leaf 寿终正寝 壽終正寢 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn to die of old age / to die in one's bed at a ripe old age / (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life syn 树桩 樹樁 shù zhuāng tree stump 移花接木 yí huā jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree / to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom) syn 菩提树 菩提樹 pú tí shù peepul (Ficus religiosa) / bodhi tree / sacred fig syn 树阴 樹陰 shù yīn shade (of a tree) 棕榈树 棕櫚樹 zōng lǘ shù palm tree 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] 滚瓜烂熟 滾瓜爛熟 gǔn guā làn shú lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) / fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart syn 香橙 xiāng chéng orange (tree and fruit) syn 杏树 杏樹 xìng shù apricot tree 针叶 針葉 zhēn yè needle-leaved (tree) 世系 shì xì lineage / genealogy / family tree 桫椤 桫欏 suō luó spinulose tree fern / Cyathea spinulosa (botany) 桐油 tóng yóu tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer 落叶松 落葉松 luò yè sōng larch tree (Pinus larix) / deciduous pine tree syn 丹皮 dān pí the root bark of the peony tree 二叉树 二叉樹 èr chā shù binary tree 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 乌桕 烏桕 wū jiù Tallow tree / Sapium sebiferum 果木 guǒ mù fruit tree syn 李树 李樹 lǐ shù plum tree 缘木求鱼 緣木求魚 yuán mù qiú yú lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom) / fig. to attempt the impossible syn 石榴树 石榴樹 shí liu shù pomegranate tree 树胶 樹膠 shù jiāo tree resin / gum 接枝 jiē zhī (tree) graft 瓜熟蒂落 guā shú dì luò when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom) / problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time syn 荫蔽 蔭蔽 yìn bì to be shaded or concealed by foliage / to conceal / hidden / covert / shade (of a tree) syn 矮树 矮樹 ǎi shù short tree / bush / shrub 珙桐 gǒng tóng dove tree (Davidia involucrata) syn 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom) / fig. to get a new lease on life / to be revived / (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve syn 庇荫 庇蔭 bì yìn to give shade (of a tree etc) / to shield 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 标 標 biāo mark / sign / label / to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc / to bear (a brand name, registration number etc) / prize / award / bid / target / quota / (old) the topmost branches of a tree / visible symptom / classifier for military units syn 