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bamboo
firecracker
bamboo pole
bamboo pipe
bamboo stick used as a toy horse
mangosteen
bamboo raft
bamboo joint
shinai
moso bamboo
Chinese yo-yo
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There's bamboo growing in the garden.
Source: Tatoeba #801334 · CC BY 2.0 FRHsinchu is very windy, which is why it is nicknamed the "Windy City."
Source: Tatoeba #13537648 · CC BY 2.0 FROnly Takeuchi didn't accept the invitation.
Source: Tatoeba #798258 · CC BY 2.0 FRI bought a handmade dried persimmon in Hsinchu. It tastes sweet but not greasy.
Source: Tatoeba #13537654 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhen traveling to Hsinchu, you must not miss the beautiful campuses of National Tsing Hua University and National Chiao Tung University.
Source: Tatoeba #13537656 · 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.