叶子 (yè zi): meaning and stroke order

叶子 in our stories

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• 星期天下午，方明和叶子在一家咖啡店第一次见面。

  xīngqītiān xiàwǔ Fāng Míng hé Yèzi zài yì jiā kāfēidiàn dì-yī cì jiànmiàn

  On Sunday afternoon Fang Ming and Yezi met for the first time, in a cafe.

  From the story The first date HSK 2

• 她发现，这些“果子”原来是一种小虫吐丝做成的茧，小虫吃的正是桑树的叶子。

  tā fāxiàn zhèxiē guǒzi yuánlái shì yì zhǒng xiǎo chóng tǔ sī zuò chéng de jiǎn xiǎo chóng chī de zhèngshì sāngshù de yèzi

  She discovered that the "fruits" were really cocoons spun from the silk of a small worm, and that the worms fed on mulberry leaves.

  From the story Leizu and the silkworm HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 意思是：别去管那穿过树林、打在叶子上的雨声，不如一边吟诗一边慢慢地走。

  yìsi shì bié qù guǎn nà chuānguò shùlín dǎ zài yèzi shàng de yǔshēng bùrú yìbiān yín shī yìbiān mànmàn de zǒu

  That is: pay no attention to the sound of rain going through the trees and hitting the leaves; better to chant poetry and walk on slowly.

  From the story Neither wind and rain nor sunshine HSK 7–9 · Level 9