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棵 kē

measure word for trees, plants

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 4
Radical
木
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 木果 ⿰木果

Memory hint: tree

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  1. 院子里有一棵树。
    Yuànzi li yǒu yì kē shù.
    There's a tree in the yard.
    yard inside has one (measure) tree
  2. 这是一棵什么树？
    Zhè shì yì kē shénme shù?
    What kind of tree is this?
    this is one (measure) what tree
  3. 我们种一棵树吧。
    Wǒmen zhòng yì kē shù ba.
    Let's plant a tree.
    we plant one (measure) tree (suggestion)
  4. 门前只有一棵树，不太多。
    Ménqián zhǐyǒu yì kē shù, bú tài duō.
    There's only one tree in front of the door, not many.
    door-front only-has one (measure) tree, not too many
  5. 春天的时候，他在花园里种了几棵果树。
    Chūntiān de shíhou, tā zài huāyuán li zhòng le jǐ kē guǒshù.
    In spring, he planted several fruit trees in the garden.
    spring (possessive) time, he at garden inside plant (particle) several (measure) fruit-tree

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