板栗 | bǎn lì | Chinese chestnut | |
战栗 | zhàn lì | to tremble; shudder | |
不寒而栗 | bù hán ér lì | shiver all over though not cold; tremble with fear; shudder | |
栗色 | lì sè | maroon (color) | |
火中取栗 | huǒ zhōng qǔ lì | lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom); fig. to be sb's cat's-paw |
1 | Be careful - the chestnut burs can prickle your fingers. | |
2 | She was a beautiful 7)chestnut, white, and smoky-gray coated Australian Shepherd and so smart Aaron felt a great pride for her. | |
3 | " Everything had been uprooted and paved over; we couldn' t even find the chestnut tree that used to shade the house. | |
4 | Each unit is constructed from a ribbed timber frame set upon Douglas fir stilts and then clad in English chestnut shingles. | |
5 | She is also the author of American Chestnut, a social history of one of America's most common trees. |