treetop
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
treetop; the tip or topmost part of a tree
Used literally to describe the highest, often thinnest, part of a tree, including its leaves and branches. The suffix '儿' (ér) can be added in spoken, informal contexts to make it '树梢儿' (shùshāor).
Yáng阳
guāng光
tòu透
guò过
shù树
shāo梢
sǎ洒
zài在
dì地
miàn面
shàng上
。
Sunlight filters through the treetops and spills onto the ground.
Niǎo鸟
er儿
zài在
shù树
shāo梢
shàng上
huān欢
kuài快
de地
gē歌
chàng唱
。
Birds are singing cheerfully on the treetops.
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Tā他
pá爬
shàng上
shù树
，
zuò坐
zài在
shù树
shāo梢
shàng上
tiào眺
wàng望
yuǎn远
fāng方
。
He climbed the tree and sat on a treetop branch, gazing into the distance.
Qiū秋
fēng风
yī一
chuī吹
，
shù树
yè叶
cóng从
shù树
shāo梢
fēn纷
fēn纷
piāo飘
luò落
。
When the autumn wind blows, leaves fall one after another from the treetops.