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挂果

Word · VerbTraditional掛果

to bear fruit

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to bear fruit (of a fruit tree or plant)

formal

A specialized term in agriculture and botany, primarily used for fruit trees.

Zhè这
piàn片
píng苹
guǒ果
shù树
jīn今
nián年
dì第
yī一
cì次
guà挂
le了
guǒ果
 。

This orchard of apple trees bore fruit for the first time this year.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
táo桃
shù树
sān三
nián年
chéng成
lín林
 ,
wǔ五
nián年
guà挂
guǒ果
 。

This type of peach tree forms a grove in three years and bears fruit in five.

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Wǒ我
men们
jīng精
xīn心
zhào照
liào料
 ,
zhè这
xiē些
gān柑
jú橘
míng明
nián年
yīng应
gāi该
néng能
guà挂
guǒ果
le了
 。

With our careful tending, these citrus trees should bear fruit next year.

Yóu由
yú于
qì气
hòu候
yuán原
yīn因
 ,
jīn今
nián年
pú葡
táo萄
guà挂
guǒ果
bǐ比
wǎng往
nián年
wǎn晚
 。

Due to the weather, the grapevines bore fruit later than usual this year.

Zhè这
kē棵
lǎo老
shí石
liu榴
shù树
yǐ已
jīng经
bù不
guà挂
guǒ果
le了
 。

This old pomegranate tree no longer bears fruit.