花卉

huāhuì

noun HSK 7 #25,822

Meanings

1 flowers and plants
2 flowering plants

Characters

plants; flowers (literary)

Examples

这个市场卖各种花卉。

Zhège shìchǎng mài gè zhǒng huāhuì.

This market sells all kinds of flowering plants.

她喜欢在阳台上种花卉。

Tā xǐhuan zài yángtái shàng zhòng huāhuì.

She likes growing flowers on the balcony.

Tips

usage

花卉 is a more formal/literary term for flowers and plants collectively. In everyday speech, people usually just say 花 (huā). 花卉 is common in gardening, botany, and market contexts.

Stroke Order

花 huā

卉 huì