xuě
lián

common
noun
technical

Meaning of 雪莲

雪莲 means snow lotus (Saussurea involucrata); perennial herb native to high mountains of western China. Pronounced xuě lián.

  • snow lotus (Saussurea involucrata); perennial herb native to high mountains of western China

Definitions & Examples

Xuě
lián
shēng
zhǎng
zài
hǎi
qiān
shàng
de
xuě
shān
shàng
 

Snow lotus grows on snow-capped mountains at altitudes above four thousand meters.

Zhè
zhǒng
xuě
lián
yǒu
hěn
gāo
de
yào
yòng
jià
zhí
 

This type of snow lotus has very high medicinal value.

Zàng
cháng
yòng
xuě
lián
lái
zhì
liáo
fēng
shī湿
bìng
 

Tibetan doctors often use snow lotus to treat rheumatism.

Xīn
jiāng
xuě
lián
shì
guó
jiā
èr
bǎo
zhí
 

The Xinjiang snow lotus is a nationally protected second-class plant species.

men
zài
kūn
lún
shān
shàng
kàn
dào
le
hǎn
jiàn
de
xuě
lián
huā
 

We saw rare snow lotus flowers on the Kunlun Mountains.

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