Flowers are without hope.  Because hope is tomorrow and flowers have no tomorrow.  ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943

Learn flower names in Mandarin Chinese, how to say – I like peach blossoms, cherry blossoms and apple blossoms.

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我喜欢桃花，樱花和苹果花。

Wǒ xǐhuān táohuā , yīnghuā hé Píngguǒ huā .

Wǒ （我 pronoun, I) xǐhuān (喜欢 verb, like) táo (桃 noun, peach) huā (花 noun, flowers) , yīng (樱 noun, cherry) huā (花 noun, flowers) hé (和 conjunction, and) Píngguǒ (苹果 noun, apple) huā (花 noun, flowers).

Flowers 花 huā are very fragile and very sentimental creatures in the sun, in the wind and in the rains. Cherish the beautiful things even it only got a few days of life …

1 The structure of flowers and more:

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petals  花瓣 huābàn

leaf  叶子 yèzi

stem   茎 jīng

flowers   花 huā

tree in flower 花朵盛开的树 huā duǒ shèng kāi de shù

pick flowers 采花 cǎi huā

a bunch of flowers 一束花 yī shù huā

flowerbed 花圃 huāpǔ

flowering 会开花的 huì kāi huā de

flowerless 不开花的 bù kāi huā de

flowerpot 花盆 huā pén

flowery 多花的，如花的 duō huā de , rúhuā de

arrange flowers 插花 chā huā

grow flowers 种花 zhǒng huā

water flowers 浇花  jiāo huā

flower fades 花谢 huā xiè

artificial flowers 假花，人造花 jiǎ huā , rénzào huā

flower arrangement 插花 chā huā

flower garden 花园 huāyuán

flower bud 花苞 huābāo

flower girl 花童 huā tóng

flower shop 花店  huādiàn

flower show 花展 huā zhǎn

 

2 Chinese flower names

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lavender 薰衣草  xūn yī cǎo

sunflower 向日葵 xiàng rì kuí

tulip 郁金香 yù jīn xiāng

lily 百合 bǎi hé

lotus 莲花 lián huā

iris 菖蒲 chāng pú

foxglove 毛地黄 Máo Dì huáng

daffodil 水仙花 shuǐ xiān huā

pansy 三色堇 sān sè Jǐn

fuchsia 晚樱 wǎn yīng

hibiscus 扶桑花 fú sāng huā

daylily 萱草花 Xuān cǎo huā

plum blossom 梅花 méi huā

calla 水芋 shuǐ yù

rose 玫瑰 méi gui

orchid 兰花  lán huā

hydrangea 绣球花 xiù qiú huā

daisy 雏菊 chú jú

lily of the valley 铃兰   líng lán

What is your favorite flower? What kind color of flowers you like? Big or small, bright or plain, fragrant or smelless? Maybe you would like to plant a flower after you finish reading this post? So, the next session is about how to plant a flower!

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1 Purchase a potted flower!

购买一盆花

gòu mǎi yī pén huā

2 Choose your planting area.

选择您要种植的区域

xuǎn zé nín yào zhòng zhí de qū yù

3  Add fertilizer if you want your plant to flower more vigorously.

加些肥料，如果你想要你种的花长得更茂盛。

jiā xiē féi liào , rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng yào nǐ zhǒng de huā zhǎng de gèng mào shèng . 4

4  Dig a hole, about twice as large as the diameter of the flower’s pot.

挖一个洞，洞的大小约是花盆的直径的两倍大。

wā yī ge dòng , dòng de dà xiǎo yuē shì huā pén de zhí jìng de liǎng bèi dà

5 Mulch the plant to a depth of about two inches。

将植物覆盖大约深度两英寸。

jiāng zhí wù fù gài dà yuē shēn dù liǎng yīng cùn .

6 Water your plant 。

在植物上浇水。

zài zhí wù shàng jiāo shuǐ

7 Enjoy your plants’ growing.

享受你的植物的成长。