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oriental cherry
cherry
abandoned baby
ancient spear-like weapon, decorated with a red tassel
primrose
chokeberry
see 櫻桃小嘴|樱桃小嘴[ying1 tao2 xiao3 zui3]
lit. cherry mouth
summer radish
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The cherry blossoms are at their best.
Source: Tatoeba #856624 · CC BY 2.0 FRRight now is the time of year to see the cherry blossoms.
Source: Tatoeba #856605 · CC BY 2.0 FRCherry trees are now in bloom in Washington.
Source: Tatoeba #1397029 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis week the cherry blossoms in the park are in full bloom.
Source: Tatoeba #2032172 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe school's lovely cherry blossoms drew a lot of residents to come and admire it.
Source: Tatoeba #1541710 · CC BY 2.0 FRThere used to be a big cherry tree behind my house.
Source: Tatoeba #3667779 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.