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玫瑰

méi guī · mei gui

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HSK 7–9Measure words: 朵 duǒ, 棵 kē

Meaning

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  1. rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa)
  2. rose flower
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Flowers for Mum

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)玫瑰(méiguī)送给(sònggěi)妈妈(māma)。

    Boss, I want to buy roses for my mum.

  2. Dengdeng

    玫瑰(méiguī)很(hěn)漂亮(piàoliang)，妈妈(māma)会(huì)喜欢(xǐhuan)的(de)。

    Roses are pretty. Your mum will like them.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)妈妈(māma)更(gèng)喜欢(xǐhuan)白菜(báicài)。

    But my mum likes cabbage more.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)还(hái)买(mǎi)玫瑰(méiguī)吗(ma)？

    Then are you still buying roses?

  5. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)，玫瑰(méiguī)是(shì)给(gěi)她(tā)看(kàn)的(de)，白菜(báicài)是(shì)给(gěi)她(tā)吃(chī)的(de)。

    Yes. The roses are for her to look at, and the cabbage is for her to eat.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

园(yuán)丁(dīng)在(zài)花(huā)园(yuán)的(de)中(zhōng)央(yāng)种(zhòng)了(le)一(yì)棵(kē)玫(méi)瑰(guī)树(shù)。

The gardener planted a rose tree in the middle of the garden.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)要(yào)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)玫(méi)瑰(guī)拿(ná)到(dào)花(huā)展(zhǎn)上(shàng)展(zhǎn)示(shì)。

I'm going to exhibit my roses at the flower show.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ruicong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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