橄榄树

橄欖樹
gǎnlǎnshù
noun #40,901

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 olive tree

Examples

Dìzhōnghǎi dìqū dàochù dōu shì gǎnlǎnshù.
Olive trees are everywhere in the Mediterranean region.
Zhè kē gǎnlǎnshù yǐjīng yǒu liǎng bǎi nián de lìshǐ le.
This olive tree is already two hundred years old.

In Pop Culture

橄榄树 Gǎnlǎnshù
"The Olive Tree"
Beloved 1979 Mandarin song with lyrics by 三毛 (Sān Máo) and music by 李泰祥, made famous by 齐豫 (Qí Yù). The opening line 不要问我从哪里来,我的故乡在远方 ('Don't ask me where I came from — my homeland is far away') is one of the most recognized in Chinese pop music.

Stroke Order

gǎn
lǎn
shù