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橡胶树

橡膠樹
xiàngjiāoshù
noun #46,067

Measure Word

一棵橡胶树 kē

Meanings

  1. 1 rubber tree

Examples

HSK 3
海南有很多橡胶树。
Hǎinán yǒu hěnduō xiàngjiāoshù.
There are a lot of rubber trees in Hainan.
HSK 7-9
清晨，胶农在橡胶树上割开一道口子，白色的胶乳就流了出来。
Qīngchén, jiāonóng zài xiàngjiāoshù shàng gēkāi yí dào kǒuzi, báisè de jiāorǔ jiù liú le chūlai.
At dawn the rubber tappers cut a groove in the bark of the rubber tree, and the white latex runs out.

Tips

mistakes
Not an oak. 橡树 is the oak tree; 橡胶树 is the tropical tree whose milky sap becomes 橡胶 (rubber).
history
The tree comes from the Amazon. China began planting it on a large scale in the 1950s, mainly in 海南 and in 西双版纳 in Yunnan.

Stroke Order

橡 xiàng
胶 jiāo
树 shù