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阿尔泰紫菀

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(botany) Aster altaicus
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

阿爾泰紫菀 阿尔泰紫菀 [A1 er3 tai4 zi3 wan3] /(botany) Aster altaicus/

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Other forms in these source records: 阿爾泰紫菀

  • 阿
    ā

    prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn] "Afghanistan"

    ē

    (literary) to flatter / to curry favor with

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

  • 泰
    tài

    safe / peaceful / most / grand

    Tài

    Mt Tai 泰山[Tài Shān] in Shandong / abbr. for Thailand

  • 紫
    zǐ

    purple / violet

  • 菀
    wǎn

    used in 紫菀[zǐ wǎn]

    yù

    luxuriance of growth

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