# 奇花异草 (qíhuāyìcǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 奇花异草 (qíhuāyìcǎo) means “exotic flowers and rare plants”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: exotic flowers and rare plants
- Pinyin: qíhuāyìcǎo (qi2 hua1 yi4 cao3)
- Traditional: 奇花異草
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 植物园里有许多奇花异草。
  Zhíwùyuán lǐ yǒu xǔduō qíhuā yìcǎo.
  There are many exotic flowers and rare plants in the botanical garden.

## Characters

- 奇 (qí): strange; odd
- [花](https://hanziro.com/word/hua-flower/) (huā): flower; to spend (money, time)
- 异 (yì): different; other
- [草](https://hanziro.com/word/cao-grass/) (cǎo): grass

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-hua-yi-cao-exotic-flowers-and/

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