叶子 yèzi leaves
怎么记住“叶子”: 叶 leaf + 子 child = leaves.
汉字
用法
- The everyday word for a leaf - 树叶子 (shù yèzi) or just 树叶 (shùyè) tree leaves.
- 子 is a noun suffix here with no independent meaning, common in everyday nouns like 桌子, 帽子.
- 叶 alone appears in more literary/technical compounds like 叶片 (yèpiàn, blade/leaf) and person names, but in casual speech people default to 叶子 or 树叶.
例句
- 叶子落了。 Yèzi luò le.The leaves fell.
- 叶子变黄了。 Yèzi biànhuáng le.The leaves have turned yellow.
- 花园里树上的叶子已经完全变红了。 Huāyuánlǐ shùshàng de yèzi yǐjīng wánquán biànhóng le.The leaves of the trees in the garden have turned completely red.