lǐ
李子
plum tree; plum fruit; surname
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Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesnoun
plum tree
A deciduous tree that produces the plum fruit.
Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
yī一
kē棵
lǐ李
zi子
shù树
。
A plum tree was planted in the courtyard.
Lǐ李
huā花
zài在
chūn春
tiān天
kāi开
fàng放
，
fēi非
cháng常
měi美
lì丽
。
Plum blossoms bloom in spring and are very beautiful.
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Zhè这
piàn片
guǒ果
yuán园
zhǔ主
yào要
zhòng种
zhí植
lǐ李
shù树
hé和
táo桃
shù树
。
This orchard mainly grows plum trees and peach trees.
noun
plum (fruit)
A small, juicy, sweet or sour fruit with a single large seed.
Zhè这
xiē些
lǐ李
zi子
hěn很
tián甜
，
nǐ你
kě可
yǐ以
cháng尝
yī一
gè个
。
These plums are very sweet; you can try one.
Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
lǐ李
zi子
zuò做
le了
guǒ果
jiàng酱
。
Mom made jam with plums.
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Xià夏
tiān天
shì是
chī吃
lǐ李
zi子
de的
hǎo好
jì季
jié节
。
Summer is a good season to eat plums.
Mǎi买
yī一
gōng公
jīn斤
lǐ李
zi子
duō多
shǎo少
qián钱
？
How much is one kilogram of plums?
noun
surname Li
A common Chinese surname, historically significant, e.g., Tang dynasty emperors were surnamed Li.
Lǐ李
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
lǎo老
shī师
。
Mr. Li is our new teacher.
Lǐ李
Bái白
shì是
Táng唐
dài代
zhù著
míng名
de的
shī诗
rén人
。
Li Bai was a famous poet of the Tang dynasty.