白杨树

白楊樹

báiyángshù

noun #36,320

Measure Word

一棵白杨树 kē

Meanings

1 white poplar tree (Populus)
2 poplar

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

秋天的白杨树叶子变成金黄色。

Qiūtiān de báiyángshù yèzi biànchéng jīnhuángsè.

In autumn, the poplar's leaves turn golden yellow.

HSK 5

村口有一排高大的白杨树。

Cūnkǒu yǒu yì pái gāodà de báiyángshù.

There's a row of tall poplars at the village entrance.

Tips

culture

Mao Dun's 1941 essay 《白杨礼赞》 'In Praise of the White Poplar' made the tree a stock literary symbol of the upright, hardy peasant of north China - required reading for generations of Chinese students.

Stroke Order

白 bái

杨 yáng

树 shù