山楂
shān zhā
Pinyin

Definition

山楂
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shān zhā
  1. hawthorn tree (rose family, genus Crataegus)
  2. rose hip (hawthorn fruit)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中山
Zhōng shān
  1. 1 refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
  2. 2 Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
  3. 3 Nakayama (Japanese surname)
人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
  1. 1 multitude
  2. 2 vast crowd
佛山
Fó shān
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
冰山
bīng shān
  1. 1 iceberg
  2. 2 classifier: 座 zuò
唐山
Táng shān
  1. 1 Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
  1. 1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
  1. 1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse

Sample Sentences

你看咱中国人，走到哪里手里都拎着一个保温杯，里面要不就是泡了茶，要不就是泡了红枣、枸杞、玫瑰花、山楂什么的，最不济也是热开水。
nǐ kàn zán Zhōngguórén ，zǒu dào nǎlǐ shǒu lǐ dōu līn zhe yī ge bǎowēnbēi ，lǐmiàn yàobù jiùshì pāo le chá ，yàobù jiùshì pāo le hóngzǎo 、gǒuqǐ 、méiguīhuā 、shānzhā shénme de ，zuìbújì yě shì rèkāishuǐ 。
Take a look at the Chinese people, wherever they go they carry a thermos flask, whether it’s hot water infused with tea, red dates, goji berry, roses or hawthorn or the worst just hot water.
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我自己刚刚看完《山楂树之恋》，听说这本书是由美籍华人艾米根据好友静秋，也就是书的原作者的亲身经历写成的爱情故事。你不知道，看得我心酸死了。
wǒ zìjǐ gānggāng kàn wán shānzhāshùzhīliàn ，tīngshuō zhè běn shū shì yóu měijí huárén àimǐ gēnjù hǎoyǒu jìngqiū ，yějiùshì shū de yuán zuòzhě de qīnshēn jīnglì xiěchéng de àiqíng gùshi 。nǐ bù zhīdào ，kàn de wǒ xīnsuān sǐ le 。
I recently read ”Under the Hawthorn Tree“. I've heard that this book is written by a Chinese American named Ai Mi about her good friend Jingqiu. The love story is also based on the author's experience. You have no idea how heartbroken I was reading that.
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