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蒂

Character · NounTraditional蔕

pedicel; receptacle

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Meanings

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1.

noun

pedicel; stem base of fruit/flower

Commonly used in both formal and literary contexts, often appears in fixed idioms and daily expressions.

Bìng并
dì蒂
lián莲
kāi开
chū出
le了
liǎng两
duǒ朵
jiāo娇
yàn艳
de的
huā花
 。

The twin lotuses have bloomed two beautiful flowers.

Guā瓜
shú熟
dì蒂
luò落
 ,
shí时
jī机
chéng成
shú熟
le了
zì自
rán然
huì会
chéng成
gōng功
 。

When the melon is ripe, the stem will break off; success comes when the time is right.

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Zhè这
kē棵
dà大
shù树
gēn根
shēn深
dì蒂
gù固
 ,
hěn很
nán难
bèi被
fēng风
chuī吹
dǎo倒
 。

This big tree has deep roots and firm stems; it is hard to be blown down by the wind.

Tā她
xiǎo小
xīn心
de地
zhāi摘
xià下
cǎo草
méi莓
 ,
bǎo保
liú留
le了
wán完
zhěng整
de的
dì蒂
 。

She carefully picked the strawberry and kept the complete pedicel.

Píng苹
guǒ果
dì蒂
lián连
jiē接
zhe着
shù树
zhī枝
 ,
néng能
wèi为
guǒ果
shí实
tí提
gōng供
yǎng养
fèn分
 。

The apple pedicel connects to the branch and provides nutrients for the fruit.