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薰衣草

xūnyīcǎo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 lavender

Examples

HSK 5
她在阳台上种了几盆薰衣草。
Tā zài yángtái shàng zhòng le jǐ pén xūnyīcǎo.
She grows a few pots of lavender on her balcony.
HSK 6
夏天，山坡上开满了薰衣草。
Xiàtiān, shānpō shàng kāimǎn le xūnyīcǎo.
In summer the hillside is covered in lavender.

Tips

memory
The name reads 'herb 草 for perfuming 薰 clothes 衣', which is just what lavender sachets are for. It is also written 熏衣草.
culture
China's best-known lavender fields are in 伊犁, 新疆, but for many Chinese the flower still brings to mind 普罗旺斯 in France.

Stroke Order

薰 xūn
衣 yī
草 cǎo