苔

tāi · tai/tái · tai

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Meaning

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tāi 苔

  1. used in 舌苔 (shé tāi)

tái 苔

  1. moss; lichen; liverwort

In a sentence

2 examples
01

“滚(gǔn)石(shí)不(bù)生(shēng)苔(tái)”是(shì)一(yí)句(jù)谚(yàn)语(yǔ)。

"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.

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02

石(shí)头(tou)表(biǎo)面(miàn)长(zhǎng)满(mǎn)了(le)绿(lǜ)色(sè)的(de)苔(tái)。

The surface of the stone is covered with green moss.

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