树

tree

Mandarin → English

Example

这棵树已经有一百多年了，村里的人都叫它“老树”。

This tree is already more than a hundred years old; the villagers all call it the ‘old tree.’

Pronunciation: Zhè kē shù yǐ-jīng yǒu yì-bǎi duō nián le, cūn-li de rén dōu jiào tā “lǎo shù”.

Grammar: 树 (shù) means “tree.” 棵 (kē) is the common measure word for individual plants and trees: 一棵树 = one tree.