day 59trees and flowers

trees and flowers

Name trees and flowers, describe how plants grow, bloom and fade, and list reasons in writing with 一则……，二则…….

today’s words

• 百合 bǎihé · lily
• 荷花 héhuā · lotus flower
• 茉莉 mòlì · jasmine
• 牡丹 mǔdan · peony
• 桂花 guìhuā · osmanthus, sweet olive
• 花卉 huāhuì · flowers and plants
• 花瓣 huābàn · petal
• 花蕾 huālěi · flower bud
• 芽 yá · sprout, bud
• 苗 miáo · seedling, young plant
• 籽 zǐ · seed
• 茎 jīng · stem, stalk
• 藤蔓 téngwàn · vine, creeper
• 荆棘 jīngjí · thorny bushes, brambles
• 草丛 cǎocóng · thick grass
• 丛林 cónglín · jungle, dense forest
• 柏树 bǎishù · cypress
• 槐树 huáishù · pagoda tree (Chinese scholar tree)
• 柳树 liǔshù · willow
• 杨树 yángshù · poplar
• 松树 sōngshù · pine tree
• 树干 shùgàn · tree trunk
• 树梢 shùshāo · treetop
• 树荫 shùyīn · shade of a tree
• 年轮 niánlún · growth rings
• 茂密 màomì · dense, thick (plants)
• 茂盛 màoshèng · lush, flourishing
• 盛开 shèngkāi · to be in full bloom
• 绽放 zhànfàng · to burst into bloom
• 萌发 méngfā · to sprout, germinate
• 萌芽 méngyá · to sprout; a bud, beginning
• 发芽 fāyá · to sprout, germinate
• 凋谢 diāoxiè · to wither and fall (flowers)
• 枯萎 kūwěi · withered
• 干枯 gānkū · dried up, withered

sentences

• 秋天，桂花开了，满街都是香味。 · In autumn the osmanthus blooms and the whole street smells sweet.
• 荷花到了秋天就枯萎了。 · By autumn the lotuses have withered.
• 柳树发芽了，春天就要来了。 · The willows are budding: spring is nearly here.
• 从树干的年轮可以看出树的年龄。 · You can tell a tree’s age from the rings in its trunk.
• 院子里那棵老槐树长得很茂盛。 · The old pagoda tree in the courtyard is thriving.