奇花异草

奇花異草

qíhuā-yìcǎo

idiom HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 exotic flowers and rare herbs
2 unusual flora

Characters

different; unusual

Examples

这座花园里种满了奇花异草。

Zhè zuò huāyuánlǐ zhǒng mǎn le qíhuāyìcǎo.

This garden is filled with exotic flowers and rare herbs.

热带雨林里有许多奇花异草。

Rèdài yǔlín lǐ yǒu xǔduō qíhuāyìcǎo.

There are many exotic plants in the tropical rainforest.

Tips

memory

奇 (rare/strange) flowers (花) and 异 (unusual) grasses (草). Both adjectives mean 'unusual' -- double emphasis on how exotic these plants are.

Stroke Order

奇 qí

花 huā

异 yì

草 cǎo