睡莲 (shuì lián) — water lily (a type of aquatic plant)

Definition

Examples

• 池塘里开满了白色的睡莲。
  Chí táng lǐ kāi mǎn le bái sè de shuì lián.
  The pond is full of white water lilies in bloom.
• 睡莲的叶子浮在水面上，非常漂亮。
  shuì lián De yè zi fú zài shuǐ miàn shàng, fēi cháng piào liang.
  The leaves of the water lily float on the water, very beautiful.
• 这种睡莲在夏天开花，花期很长。
  Zhè zhǒng shuì lián zài xià tiān kāi huā, huā qī hěn cháng.
  This kind of water lily blooms in summer and has a long flowering period.