How to say “rose” in Chinese
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“Rose” in Chinese is 玫瑰, méi gui: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
玫瑰 is read méi gui: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 王 — here it means “jade”. Found only in 玫瑰.
On the left, 王 — here it means “jade”; on the right, 鬼 guǐ hints at the sound. In 玫瑰 it's read in the neutral tone: gui.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “玫瑰”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 玫瑰. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他送了我一朵玫瑰。tāsònglewǒyìduǒméiguiHe gave me a rose.
- 她最喜欢红色的玫瑰tāzuìxǐhuanhóngsèdeméiguiRed roses are her favorite.
- 我想买一束玫瑰wǒxiǎngmǎiyíshùméiguiI want to buy a bouquet of roses.
- 这束玫瑰是谁送的？zhèshùméiguishìshéisòngdeWho gave you this bouquet of roses?
- 他送了我一束红玫瑰。tāsònglewǒyíshùhóngméiguiHe gave me a bouquet of red roses.
- 我想买一束红玫瑰wǒxiǎngmǎiyíshùhóngméiguiI want to buy a bouquet of red roses.
More words from the lesson “Flowers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rose” in Chinese?
“Rose” in Chinese is 玫瑰, pinyin méigui.
What does 玫瑰 mean?
玫瑰 (méigui) means “rose”.
How do you write 玫瑰?
玫瑰 is 2 characters: 玫 (méi) — part of “rose”; 瑰 (guī) — part of the word “rose”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 玫瑰?
玫瑰 is read méigui. Tones: méi — second tone, gui — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“rose” in the lesson “Flowers”
This word is from the topic “Animals, plants, colors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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