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Tree
Cây xanh mát che bóng cho con đường.
The green tree provides shade for the road.
Cây cam trồng trong vườn của tôi.
The orange tree is planted in my garden.
Plant (in general)
Cây này cần nhiều ánh nắng.
This plant needs a lot of sunlight.
'Cây' is a basic word in Vietnamese and is used frequently in everyday language to refer to trees and plants.
In Vietnamese, 'cây' is a noun and does not change form based on gender or number.
From Proto-Vietic *k-aːj (tree, plant), related to other Austroasiatic languages.
In Vietnamese, 'cây' can refer to both trees and plants in general. For specific types of plants, more specific terms are often used (e.g., 'cây cam' for orange tree).