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荷叶

héyè

Description

荷叶是长在水里的一种大大的绿色叶子,它又圆又平,看起来很漂亮。

荷叶 are large green leaves that grow in water; they are round and flat, looking very beautiful.

很多人喜欢用荷叶包东西吃,比如荷叶饭。

Many people like to use 荷叶 to wrap food, such as 荷叶饭 (lotus leaf rice).

Meanings

荷叶héyè

lotus leaf

雨水停在荷叶上,像小珠子。

Raindrops rest on the lotus leaves like tiny beads.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    荷 (lotus) + 叶 (leaf), a transparent compound naming the plant's leaf.

  • Nuance

    荷 refers to lotus; 荷花 is the flower, 荷叶 the leaf.

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