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百合

bǎi hé

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

百合 (bǎi hé) means "lily". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 百合 means

1. (botany) lily
2. anime/gamesslangyuri (genre depicting romantic or intimate relationships between women)

The characters in 百合

• 百bǎihundred; numerous; all kinds of
• 合héto close; to join; to fit

Example sentences

• 花园里全是紫百合。
  The garden was full of purple lilies.
• 百合的香气充满了整个房间。
  Bǎihé de xiāngqì chōngmǎn le zhěnggè fángjiān.
  A smell of lilies filled the room.

Words starting with 百合

• 百合花bǎi hé huālily; fig. pure and spotless person; virgin
• 百合子Bǎi hé zǐYuriko, Japanese female given name
• 百合科bǎi hé kēLiliaceae; the lily family
• 百合花饰bǎi hé huā shìfleur-de-lis (armorial symbol)

Words containing 百合

• 海百合hǎi bǎi hésea lily; crinoid
• 法国百合Fǎ guó bǎi héartichoke
• 小池百合子Xiǎo chí Bǎi hé ziKOIKE Yuriko (1952-), Japanese LDP politician, minister of defense during 2008

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