yín
xìng

common
noun
plant

Meaning of 银杏

银杏 means ginkgo tree; maidenhair tree; ginkgo nut; ginkgo fruit. Pronounced yín xìng.

  • ginkgo tree; maidenhair tree
  • ginkgo nut; ginkgo fruit

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
yín
xìng
shù
jīng
yǒu
shàng
qiān
nián
de
shǐ
le
 

This ginkgo tree is already over a thousand years old.

Běi
jīng
de
qiū
tiān
 
yín
xìng
biàn
chéng
jīn
huáng
 
fēi
cháng
měi
 

In autumn in Beijing, the ginkgo leaves turn golden yellow, which is very beautiful.

Yín
xìng
yòu
jiào
gōng
sūn
shù
 
yīn
wéi
shēng
zhǎng
huǎn
màn
 
ye
zhòng
shù
sūn
zi
cái
néng
chī
dào
guǒ
shí
 

Ginkgo is also called 'grandfather-grandson tree' because it grows so slowly that the grandfather plants it and the grandson gets to eat the fruit.

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