月季

yuèjì

noun #89,889

Measure Word

一朵月季 duǒ

Meanings

1 Chinese rose
2 Rosa chinensis

Characters

Examples

院子里的月季开得正艳。

Yuànzi lǐ de yuèjì kāi de zhèng yàn.

The Chinese roses in the yard are in full bloom.

月季花几乎一年四季都开。

Yuèjì huā jīhū yī nián sìjì dōu kāi.

Chinese roses bloom almost all year round.

北京市的市花是月季。

Běijīng shì de shì huā shì yuèjì.

The official flower of Beijing is the Chinese rose.

Tips

culture

月 (month) in the name points to the plant's habit of blooming month after month. 月季 is an ancestor of the modern garden rose and is the official flower of both Beijing and Tianjin.

Stroke Order

月 yuè

季 jì