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茉莉

mò lì · mo li

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Meaning

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  1. jasmine
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Jasmine in the cup

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，来(lái)一(yī)壶(hú)茉莉(mòlì)花茶(huāchá)

    Boss, one pot of jasmine tea, please.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)茉莉(mòlì)，闻(wén)起来(qǐlai)很(hěn)香(xiāng)

    I like jasmine. It smells so good.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)杯子(bēizi)里(lǐ)，那些(nàxiē)白色(báisè)的(de)小花(xiǎohuā)就是(jiùshì)茉莉(mòlì)

    Look in your cup. Those little white flowers are the jasmine.

  4. Liangliang

    真香(zhēnxiāng)！我(wǒ)要(yào)把(bǎ)窗外(chuāngwài)那(nà)盆(pén)茉莉(mòlì)也(yě)放(fàng)进去(jìnqù)！

    So fragrant! I will put the jasmine plant outside the window in too!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)老板(lǎobǎn)的(de)花(huā)！

    That is the boss's plant!

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2 examples
01

她(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)喝(hē)茉(mò)莉(lì)花(huā)茶(chá)，觉(jué)得(de)味(wèi)道(dào)很(hěn)清(qīng)香(xiāng)。

She likes drinking jasmine tea and finds the flavor very fragrant.

02

院(yuàn)子(zi)里(lǐ)种(zhòng)了(le)几(jǐ)株(zhū)茉(mò)莉(lì)，晚(wǎn)上(shang)特(tè)别(bié)香(xiāng)。

Several jasmine plants are grown in the yard, and they smell especially fragrant at night.

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