大理花

dàlǐhuā

noun

Measure Word

一朵大理花 duǒ

Meanings

1 dahlia (loanword)

Characters

(transliteration: da-)

(transliteration: -lia)

Examples

花园里的大理花开得很艳。

Huāyuán lǐ de dàlǐhuā kāi de hěn yàn.

The dahlias in the garden bloom brilliantly.

大理花是墨西哥的国花。

Dàlǐhuā shì Mòxīgē de guóhuā.

The dahlia is the national flower of Mexico.

Tips

usage

大理 (dàlǐ) is a phonetic transliteration of 'dahlia', not a reference to the city of Dali in Yunnan. A common alternative name is 大丽花 (dàlìhuā), and you'll also hear the straight-up loanword 大丽菊 (dàlìjú).

Stroke Order

大 dà

理 lǐ

花 huā