Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
茉莉
mòlì
Description
茉莉是一种白色的小花，很香。
"茉莉" is a small white flower with a strong fragrance.
很多人喜欢喝茉莉花茶。
Many people like to drink jasmine tea made from "茉莉" flowers.
Meanings
茉莉mòlì
jasmine (a fragrant white flower)
花园里开了很多茉莉。
Many jasmines are blooming in the garden.
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Notes
- Etymology
茉莉 is a phonetic loan (from Sanskrit mallikā), written with two flower-radical characters.
- Nuance
usually said as 茉莉花; the tea 茉莉花茶 is a very common everyday drink.
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