橙树 (chéngshù): orange tree

Measure Word

一棵橙树 kē

果园里种了上百棵橙树。

Guǒyuán lǐ zhòng le shàngbǎi kē chéngshù.

Over a hundred orange trees are planted in the orchard.

橙树开花时满园飘香。

Chéngshù kāihuā shí mǎn yuán piāoxiāng.

When the orange trees bloom, the whole garden is full of fragrance.

这棵橙树是爷爷种下的。

Zhè kē chéngshù shì yéye zhòngxià de.

This orange tree was planted by Grandpa.

usage

橙 specifically means sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Compare with 橘 (tangerine/mandarin), which is more common in classical poetry.

橙 chéng

树 shù