Broccoli in Chinese (Mandarin): 西兰花 (xīlánhuā)
西兰花
xīlánhuā
broccoli
- Simplified
- 西兰花
- Pinyin
- xīlánhuā
- Typed as
- xilanhua
In Taiwan, people say 花椰菜 (huāyēcài) instead.
Use it in a sentence
西兰花像小树。
Broccoli looks like a little tree.
The characters in 西兰花
西
West.
6 strokes
兰 / 蘭
Orchid.
5 strokes
花
Flower.
7 strokes
西兰花 is a "western orchid flower": the part we eat is a bunch of tiny flower buds. In Taiwan it is often called 花椰菜 (huāyēcài).
More examples with 西兰花
西兰花是绿色的。
西蘭花是綠色的。
Xīlánhuā shì lǜsè de.
Broccoli is green.
多吃西兰花。
多吃西蘭花。
Duō chī xīlánhuā.
Eat more broccoli.
How to write 西兰花 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
西 6 strokes
兰 5 strokes
花 7 strokes
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