"sapling" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 幼树
• 树苗

Definition

一棵年轻的树，通常指刚种下不久，还没有完全长大的树。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Sapling” 多用于环境保护、园艺或植物学领域。专指年轻树木，而不是灌木或花卉，通常强调生长和护理过程。

Examples

We planted a sapling in our backyard.

我们在后院种了一棵**幼树**。

The sapling needs water every day.

**幼树**每天都需要水。

After one year, the sapling had grown taller.

一年后，这棵**幼树**长高了。

Be careful not to step on the sapling—it's still fragile.

小心别踩到那棵**幼树**，它还很脆弱。

Each child got to bring home a sapling from the school event.

每个孩子都能从学校活动带回一棵**树苗**。

The old oak was once just a tiny sapling in this forest.

这棵老橡树曾经只是这片森林里的一棵小**幼树**。