常春藤 (chángchūnténg): ivy (plant)

Measure Word

一棵常春藤 kē

Meanings

1 ivy (plant)

Characters

Examples

墙上爬满了常春藤。

Qiángshàng pámǎn le chángchūnténg.

The wall is covered with ivy.

常春藤联盟包括八所大学。

Chángchūnténg Liánméng bāokuò bā suǒ dàxué.

The Ivy League includes eight universities.

Tips

memory

常 (always) + 春 (spring) + 藤 (vine) — a vine that is always green like spring, i.e. evergreen ivy.

In Pop Culture

常春藤联盟 Chángchūnténg Liánméng

Ivy League

Group of eight elite US universities.

Stroke Order

常 cháng

春 chūn

藤 téng

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常青藤 chángqīngténg #22,770

ivy (plant) / Ivy League (colleges)

常常 chángcháng HSK 1 #2,980

often / frequently

常 cháng HSK 1 #1,385

often / frequently / always

常规 chángguī HSK 6 #6,053

routine; convention; standard practice / conventional; regular

常见 chángjiàn HSK 2 #6,321

common / commonly seen / frequently encountered

春天 chūntiān HSK 2 #4,361

spring (season)

常客 chángkè #8,974

regular customer; frequent visitor / habitué; regular patron

常识 chángshí HSK 4 #9,235

common sense / general knowledge

常人 chángrén HSK 7-9 #9,538

ordinary person / average person

春 chūn #6,682

spring (season)