含羞草 (hán xiū cǎo) — sensitive plant; mimosa (Mimosa pudica)

Definition

Examples

• 我轻轻碰了一下含羞草，它的叶子就合上了。
  Wǒ qīng qīng pèng le yí xià hán xiū cǎo, tā de yè zi jiù hé shàng le.
  I gently touched the mimosa, and its leaves closed up.
• 含羞草的叶子很敏感，一碰就会收起来。
  hán xiū cǎo De yè zi hěn mǐn gǎn, yí pèng jiù huì shōu qǐ lái.
  The leaves of the sensitive plant are very sensitive; they fold up as soon as they're touched.
• 花园里种了几棵含羞草，孩子们都很喜欢。
  Huā yuán lǐ zhǒng le jǐ kē hán xiū cǎo, hái zi men dōu hěn xǐ huan.
  A few mimosa plants were planted in the garden, and the children really like them.