tiě

technical
noun
common

Meaning of 铁力木

铁力木 means evergreen tropical tree (Mesua ferrea) reaching over 30 meters, with lanceolate leaves and white flowers; the hard, dark-red timber of the ironwood tree, valued for furniture and construction. Pronounced tiě lì mù.

  • evergreen tropical tree (Mesua ferrea) reaching over 30 meters, with lanceolate leaves and white flowers
  • the hard, dark-red timber of the ironwood tree, valued for furniture and construction

Definitions & Examples

西
shuāng
bǎn
de
yuán
shǐ
sēn
lín
shēng
zhǎng
zhe
duō
bǎi
nián
tiě
 

Many century-old ironwood trees grow in the primitive forests of Xishuangbanna.

Tiě
de
huā
zài
chūn
 
bái
huā
duǒ
shí
fēn
zhi
 

The ironwood tree blooms in spring, and its white flowers are quite elegant.

Zhè
zhǒng
tiě
zhǎng
dào
sān
shí
duō
gāo
 
shì
dài
zhòng
yào
de
yòng
cái
shù
zhǒng
 

This type of ironwood can grow to over thirty meters tall and is an important timber tree species in tropical regions.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ zhū
/ zhǒng
/ kuài
/ tào