鬼针草

鬼針草
guǐzhēncǎo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 beggarticks
  2. 2 Spanish needles
  3. 3 Bidens pilosa

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zǒuguò tiánbiān hòu, kùzi shàng zhānmǎn le guǐzhēncǎo.
After walking along the field, my trousers were covered with beggarticks.
HSK 7-9
Guǐzhēncǎo zài Zhōngyī lǐ yǒu qīngrè jiědú de gōngxiào.
In TCM, beggarticks has heat-clearing and detoxifying effects.

Tips

memory
Literally 'ghost-needle grass' - the seeds end in two hooked black spines that latch onto clothing and animal fur, as if a ghost had stuck a needle on you. Once you remember this, the name sticks (pun intended).

Stroke Order

guǐ
zhēn
cǎo