叶 (葉)
yè
Pinyin

Definition

叶 (葉)
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yè
  1. leaf
  2. page
  3. lobe
  4. (historical) period
  5. classifier for small boats
叶 (葉)
 - 
Yè
  1. surname Ye

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

茶叶
chá yè
  1. 1 tea
  2. 2 tea leaves
  3. 3 classifier: 盒 hé
  4. 4 classifier: 罐 guàn
  5. 5 classifier: 包 bāo
  6. 6 classifier: 片 piàn
叶
Yè
  1. 1 surname Ye
叶子
yè zi
  1. 1 foliage
  2. 2 leaf
  3. 3 classifier: 片 piàn
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
三叶草
sān yè cǎo
  1. 1 clover
  2. 2 trefoil

Idioms (15)

一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
  1. 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
  3. 3 a straw in the wind
一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
  1. 1 lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not seeing the wider picture
  3. 3 can't see the wood for the trees
有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
  1. 1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
梵册贝叶
fàn cè bèi yè
  1. 1 Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture

Sample Sentences

霜叶红于二月花
shuāngyè hóngyú Èryuè huā
The frosty deep red maple leaves are even redder than those of February (Spring) flowers
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枯叶蝶伪装成叶子、变色龙改变自己的颜色都是为了躲避天敌、保护自己。
kūyèdié wěizhuāng chéng yèzi 、biànsèlóng gǎibiàn zìjǐ de yánsè dōu shì wèile duǒbì tiāndí 、bǎohù zìjǐ 。
Orange Oakleaves mask as leaves and chameleons change their skin color in order to avoid predators and to protect themselves.
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比如枯叶蝶顾名思义，它的颜色和形状就像一片枯叶一样，所以当它停在树枝上时，乍看之下就跟普通的叶子一样。
bǐrú kūyèdié gùmíngsīyì ，tā de yánsè hé xíngzhuàng jiù xiàng yī piàn kūyè yīyàng ，suǒyǐ dāng tā tíng zài shùzhī shàng shí ，zhàkànzhīxià jiù gēn pǔtōng de yèzi yīyàng 。
For example, the Orange Oakleaf, as evident from its name, has wings that are of the colors of a dead leaf. So when it lands on a branch, it looks exactly like a normal leaf at a glance.
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康达生态养殖场老板叶金荣看着猪栏里白胖的小猪说。
kāngdá shēngtài yǎngzhíchǎng lǎobǎn yèjīnróng kàn zhe zhūlán lǐ bái pàng de xiǎozhū shuō 。
Ye JinRong, the owner of Kangda Ecological Farm, looked at the fat white pig in the pigpen and said.
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有了稳定的电力供应后，叶金荣安装了污水处理系统，将猪粪制成有机肥施用到园区内农作物上；将猪尿经沼气处理后喷施到周边农作物上；生态循环让周边的千亩竹林、茶叶水果、毛竹、珍稀菌木等欣欣向荣。
yǒu le wěndìng de diànlì gōngyìng hòu ，yèjīnróng ānzhuāng le wūshuǐ chǔlǐ xìtǒng ，jiāng zhū fèn zhìchéng yǒujīféi shīyòng dào yuánqū nèi nóngzuòwù shàng ；jiāng zhū niào Jīng zhǎoqì chǔlǐ hòu pēnshī dào zhōubiān nóngzuòwù shàng ；shēngtài xúnhuán ràng zhōubiān de qiān mǔ zhúlín 、cháyè shuǐguǒ 、máozhú 、zhēnxī jūn mù děng xīnxīnxiàngróng 。
After having a stable power supply, Ye Jinrong installed a sewage treatment system to apply pig manure as organic fertilizer to the crops in the farm; pig urine was treated with biogas and sprayed onto the surrounding crops. This ecological cycle allowed the surrounding acres of bamboo forest, tea fruits, rare wood and others to flourish.
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原来又脏又臭的养猪场变身身美丽牧场，还吸引了不少游客。周边六千多名农民都能从中受惠，平均每人每年能增收一点二一万元。”叶金荣说。
yuánlái yòu zāng yòu chòu de yǎngzhūchǎng biànshēn shēn měilì mùchǎng ，hái xīyǐn le bùshǎo yóukè 。zhōubiān liù qiān duō míng nóngmín dōu néng cóngzhōng shòuhuì ，píngjūn měirén měinián néng zēng shōu yī diǎn èr yī wàn yuán 。”yèjīnróng shuō 。
The once dirty and smelly pig farm had turned into a beautiful pasture and has attracted many tourists. More than 6,000 farmers in the surrounding area can benefit from it, and the average person’s income can increase by 12.1 thousand yuan per year, Ye Jinrong said.
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可事实上，妈妈比较细心，也善于照顾小婴儿，比较���对孩子的感受感同身受。那爸爸相对来说就粗枝大叶了些，真的很怀疑他们是否可以照顾好孩子。
kě shìshíshàng ，māma bǐjiào xìxīn ，yě shànyú zhàogu xiǎo yīngér ，bǐjiào néng duì háizi de gǎnshòu gǎntóngshēnshòu 。nà bàba xiāngduì láishuō jiù cūzhī dàyè le xiē ，zhēnde hěn huáiyí tāmen shìfǒu kěyǐ zhàogu hǎo háizi 。
But in fact, mothers are more meticulous, and are better at looking after infants, in that they can empathize more with children. Whereas fathers are a little more sloppy. So I really doubt their ability to look after children.
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会啊，我们那里可以说四季分明，秋天一到，公园的树开始变黄或变红，绿的、黄的、红的叶子层层叠叠，美呆了。
huì ā ，wǒmen nàlǐ kěyǐ shuō sìjì fēnmíng ，qiūtiān yī dào ，gōngyuán de shù kāishǐ biàn huáng huò biàn hóng ，lǜ de 、huáng de 、hóng de yèzi céngcéngdiédié ，měi dāi le 。
Yes. You could say that we have four separate seasons. As soon as Autumn arrives, the trees in the park start to turn yellow and red. Green, yellow and red leaves pile up on top of each other, it's really stunning.
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这个我知道，当年屈原投汨罗江自尽，百姓为了不让江中鱼虾把屈原吃掉，就将食物用竹叶包裹投入江中，后来就演变成今天我们吃的粽子了。
zhè ge wǒ zhīdào ，dāngnián Qū Yuán tóu mìluó jiāng zìjìn ，bǎixìng wèile bùràng jiāng zhōng yú xiā bǎ Qū Yuán chī diào ，jiù jiāng shíwù yòng zhúyè bāoguǒ tóurù jiāng zhōng ，hòulái jiù yǎnbiàn chéng jīntiān wǒmen chīde zòngzi le 。
This I do know. At the time Qu Yuan committed suicide by throwing himself in the Miluo river. The local people wrapped food in bamboo leaves and threw it in the river to prevent the fish and shrimps from eating his body, and these evolved into the zongzi we eat today.
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是啊，我去过杭州，我特别爱吃“西湖醋鱼”、“荷叶粉蒸肉”、“桂花藕片”，浙菜还有好多糕点，面点，味道真是好极了！
shì a ，wǒ qù guò Hángzhōu ，wǒ tèbié ài chī “xīhúcùyú ”、“héyè fěn zhēng ròu ”、“guìhuā ǒupiàn ”，zhècài háiyǒu hǎo duō gāodiǎn ，miàndiǎn ，wèidao zhēn shì hǎo jí le ！
Yeah, I've been to Hangzhou, I love eating West Lake Sweet and Sour Fish, pork steamed with ground rice flour wrapped in lotus leaves and lotus root candied with osmanthus. Zhejiang cuisine has so many cakes and pastries, they taste so good!
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