茂盛
màoshèng
lush, luxuriant
Part of speech · adjective
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Examples
- 院子里的花草长得很茂盛。The flowers and grass in the yard grow lush.
- 这片森林树木茂盛。The trees in this forest are luxuriant.
Collocations
枝叶茂盛生长茂盛茂盛的树林草木茂盛
Mnemonic
茂 mào "luxuriant" + 盛 shèng "abundant": vegetation growing thick and abundant, i.e. lush, luxuriant. Korean renders it as "lush". It is almost limited to plants, the dense growth of leaves and branches (枝叶茂盛 thick foliage). It shares 盛 with 旺盛 (vigor in general), but 茂盛 is specialized for plants. 茂 means "to grow thick".
Related
茂密旺盛繁茂葱郁
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