Meaning of 紫薇
紫薇 means crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), a deciduous shrub or small tree with smooth bark and showy purple, pink, or white flowers; the flower of the crape myrtle. Pronounced zǐ wēi.
- crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), a deciduous shrub or small tree with smooth bark and showy purple, pink, or white flowers
- the flower of the crape myrtle
Definitions & Examples
Zǐ紫
wēi薇
de的
shù树
pí皮
hěn很
guāng光
huá滑
,
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
yǐ以
qián前
cháng常
ài爱
zài在
shù树
gàn干
shàng上
kè刻
zì字
。
The bark of the crape myrtle is very smooth, and young people used to love carving words on the trunk.
Wǒ我
men们
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
jǐ几
kē棵
zǐ紫
wēi薇
,
xià夏
tiān天
kāi开
huā花
shí时
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
kàn看
。
We planted several crape myrtles in the courtyard, and they look especially beautiful when they bloom in summer.
Zǐ紫
wēi薇
yuán原
chǎn产
yú于
Yà亚
zhōu洲
dōng东
bù部
,
xiàn现
zài在
shì世
jiè界
gè各
dì地
dōu都
yǒu有
zāi栽
péi培
。
The crape myrtle is native to eastern Asia and is now cultivated all over the world.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
棵/ kē
Primary
株/ zhū
朵/ duǒ
枝/ zhī