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黄菊

黃菊
huángjú
noun

Measure Word

一朵黄菊 duǒ

Meanings

  1. 1 yellow chrysanthemum
  2. 2 (by extension) chrysanthemum wine

Examples

HSK 2
院子里的黄菊开得正好。
Yuànzi lǐ de huángjú kāi de zhènghǎo.
The yellow chrysanthemums in the courtyard are in full bloom.
HSK 7-9
重阳节，他爱赏黄菊、饮菊酒。
Chóngyángjié, tā ài shǎng huángjú, yǐn jú jiǔ.
On the Double Ninth Festival, he loves to admire yellow chrysanthemums and drink chrysanthemum wine.

Tips

culture
Yellow chrysanthemums are a classic autumn image in Chinese poetry, especially around the Double Ninth Festival (重阳节), when people drink chrysanthemum wine for longevity.

In Pop Culture

采菊东篱下，悠然见南山 Cǎijúdōnglíxià, yōuránjiànnánshān
Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, I gaze leisurely at the southern mountain
Tao Yuanming's (陶渊明) most famous couplet, fixing the chrysanthemum as the symbol of the recluse-poet.

Stroke Order

黄 huáng
菊 jú