cool shade under a tree; tree shade
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
cool shade under a big tree in summer; the shaded area under a tree where the sun cannot reach
informalPrimarily used in northern Chinese dialects, especially Beijing dialect. The variant forms 树阴凉儿 and 树荫凉儿 are also commonly used.
Xià夏
tiān天
，
lǎo老
rén人
men们
xǐ喜
huan欢
zuò坐
zài在
shù树
liáng凉
r儿
lǐ里
xià下
qí棋
。
In summer, old people like to sit in the cool shade of the tree playing chess.
Zhè这
piàn片
shù树
liáng凉
r儿
zhēn真
dà大
，
néng能
zuò坐
shí十
jǐ几
gè个
rén人
。
This patch of shade under the tree is so big that it can fit a dozen people.
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Wǒ我
men们
zài在
shù树
liáng凉
r儿
xià下
chéng乘
liáng凉
，
liáo聊
tiān天
。
We cooled off and chatted under the shade of the tree.
Xiǎo小
gǒu狗
duǒ躲
zài在
shù树
liáng凉
r儿
lǐ里
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
The puppy hid in the tree shade to sleep.