苗圃

miáopǔ

noun #41,573

Measure Word

一个苗圃 gè

Meanings

1 plant nursery
2 seedbed
3 seedling garden

Characters

sprout, seedling

Examples

这些树苗是从苗圃买来的。

Zhèxiē shùmiáo shì cóng miáopǔ mǎi lái de.

These saplings were bought from a nursery.

爷爷在郊区开了一个苗圃。

Yéye zài jiāoqū kāi le yíge miáopǔ.

Grandpa runs a plant nursery in the suburbs.

Tips

memory

Break it down as 苗 (seedling/sprout) + 圃 (garden plot) — literally 'seedling garden,' exactly what a nursery is. 圃 has the 囗 'enclosure' radical, a walled plot.

Stroke Order

苗 miáo

圃 pǔ