花卉

huāhuì

noun HSK 7-9 #25,822

Meanings

1 flowers and plants
2 flowering plants

Characters

plants; flowers (literary)

Examples

HSK 4

这个市场卖各种花卉。

Zhège shìchǎng mài gèzhǒng huāhuì.

This market sells all kinds of flowering plants.

HSK 5

她喜欢在阳台上种花卉。

Tā xǐhuan zài yángtái shàng zhòng huāhuì.

She likes growing flowers on the balcony.

Tips

usage

花卉 is a more formal/literary term for flowers and plants collectively. In everyday speech, people usually just say 花 (huā). 花卉 is common in gardening, botany, and market contexts.

Stroke Order

花 huā

卉 huì