"树下有一只狗。"

Translation: There is a dog under the tree.

[zorrosombra]

There are a hell lot of animals near and on the tree

[KarmaAkabane7757]

So I guess this is why there are 7 cats and 6 birds on the tree haha

[PonyFreckles]

...and despite the seven cats arriving, the six birds have stayed put. I'm slightly worried that Duo has glued them down :)

[LauPaSat]

Is Duo one of those birds? So many questions so few answers.

[John372107]

I learned 条 (tiáo) should be used as the measure word instead of 只 (zhī) when talking about dogs... are they both acceptable?

[kcmurphy]

Hm, I learned in class to use 只 . Would love to hear about the difference (if there is any).

[SamanthaCo268803]

Both are acceptable. 只 is more universal and is what is used primarily in Taiwan, while 條 is used mostly on the mainland

[PonyFreckles]

Interesting! I only knew 条 as a counter for long thin objects. But a quick google search does indeed show it used for dogs.

I wonder if it also works for ferrets? :)

[Alan946894]

2020.8.17
Interesting that 条狗 is OK, but it's not 条猫. 条狼 is fine though. I guess it has to be related to the canine or wolf family

[Tatonka71]

Would you ever say 树的下?

[BZH1423]

I am pretty confident you would only say 树的下面. 树的下 would be similar to saying, "the under of the tree," in English.

[Kaliyuke]

"A dog is under the tree"

[SzymonRuci]

could I use 木 instead of 树?

[Handrisuselo]

I think 木 means "wood".

[Imnuts7]

Is it because of the shape of the character or because it means 'tree' in Japanese?

[saracmk]

shouldn't "underneath" be accepted?

[OsoGegenHest]

That makes me imagine the dog buried amongst the roots, but I guess it is OK.

[NasuSamaruk0]

Underneath is used to describe something that is covered by another thing. However, it is acceptable to say "There is a dog underneath the tree".

[BRYANNCHEN]

Under and underneath would both work here.

[jasmine959]

hurry! save it before it suffocates