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芍药 (sháo yào): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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芍药 (sháo yào): Peony (herbaceous peony) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

芍药 consists of 2 characters.

peony; water chestnuts

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Pinyinsháo yào

Meaningpeony (herbaceous peony)

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 芍药.

Words with 芍

白芍bái sháo
赤芍chì sháo
芍药花sháo yào huā

Words with 药

药店yào diànHSK 2
中药zhōng yàoHSK 5
药品yào pǐnHSK 5
药物yào wùHSK 5
医药yī yàoHSK 6
火药huǒ yàoHSK 6
炸药zhà yàoHSK 7-9
草药cǎo yàoHSK 7-9

3.

Example Sentences with 芍药

Chūn春

tiān天

dào到

le了

，

sháo芍

yào药

huā花

kāi开

le了

。

Spring has arrived, and the peonies are blooming.