What 花蕾 means
- Bud†
- flower bud†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 花蕾, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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花蕾 in a sentence
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Questions about 花蕾
What does 花蕾 mean in English?
花蕾 is pronounced huālěi and means Bud, flower bud †.
How do you pronounce 花蕾?
花蕾 is huālěi in pinyin — written hualei without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 花蕾?
花蕾 is written with 2 characters: 花 (huā) Flower (fancy - blossom), 蕾 (lěi) Bud (flower bud). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
Is 花蕾 an HSK word?
Yes — 花蕾 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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