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兰
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Definitions
- 1. orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
- 2. fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
- 3. lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
Example Sentences
1 shown我住在米 兰 。
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Words Containing 兰
Reims (city in France)
Greenland
New Zealand
Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[hǎi kǒu shì], Hainan
Ketagalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, esp. northeast corner
Friesland, province of the Netherlands
Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
lambda (Greek letter Λλ)
Rand or Randt (name)
Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway
France (phonetic transliteration)
the Frankfurt Motor Show
Dutch gulden
agave (genus of plants)
pansy
Atlanta
Zhalantun, county-level city, Mongolian Zalan-ail xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia
Selangor (Malaysia)
see 芥藍|芥蓝[gài lán]
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu] in northwest Yunnan
beef with broccoli
Franklin (name)
Hulan district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang
Lanzhou and Xinjiang
Gaolan county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[lán zhōu], Gansu
Lanzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[gān sù]
close friendship
France
Ulaanchab, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia
marjoram (Origanum majorana)
Yilan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
Donglan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu] in northwest Yunnan
brandy (loanword)
Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
Kelantan (state of Malaysia)
Wulanhaote, county-level city, Mongolian Ulaan xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[xīng ān méng], east Inner Mongolia
Raffarin, prime minister of France under Jacques Chirac
Wulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
lambda (Greek letter Λλ)
Auckland (New Zealand city)
magnolia
Shu Menglan (1759-1835), Qin dynasty writer, poet and editor of Anthology of ci poems tunes 白香詞譜|白香词谱
your son (honorific)
Frankfurt School
Shetland Islands
the Koran
lit. iris and orchid
Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Lapland (northern Europe)
South Holland
Finnish (language)
Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
Lancaster
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Newfoundland and Labrador, province of Canada
Dulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
Maryland, US state
intimate friendship (idiom)
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE)
Lancashire (English county)
a beautiful speech or piece of writing
Flanders, region (state) of Belgium 比利時|比利时[bǐ lì shí]
Gaolan county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[lán zhōu], Gansu
Irish Sea between Ireland and north England
Gelderland, province of the Netherlands
Sri Lanka
Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
Lamborghini (Italian car manufacturer)
Rank (name)
Poland
flannel (loanword)
Wulanhaote, county-level city, Mongolian Ulaan xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[xīng ān méng], east Inner Mongolia
Frank (name)
Islamabad, capital of Pakistan
Chinese Patriotic Islamic Association
Bank of England
water hyacinth
Baghlan province of north Afghanistan
Ketagalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, esp. northeast corner
Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-2010), Spanish Olympic official, president of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001
Feng Youlan (1895-1990), distinguished Chinese philosopher
Milano
Lamb (name)
the Netherlands
cymbidium
Polish (language)
New England
grenadine
Landis (name)
Aslan (from the Narnia chronicles)
Zhalantun, county-level city, Mongolian Zalan-ail xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia
Quran (Islamic scripture)
Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism)
Palanka (a personal name)
Mindanao (island in the Philippines)
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu] in northwest Yunnan
Yilan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
Chevrolet
Sembilan, state of southwest Malaysia
Wulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
iris
vanilla
lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
Scotland
lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
broccoli
Eupatorium, e.g. Japanese bog orchid (Eupatorium japonicum Thunb)
Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[hǎi kǒu shì], Hainan
FC Internazionale Milano (football club)
Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia
Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Irish Republican Army
Flemish (language)
tequila
Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France)
double-stamen orchid (Diplandrorchis sinica S.C. Chen), an endangered species
Lancôme, French cosmetics brand
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Yilan County in northeast Taiwan
bonnet
Ukraine
Republic of Ireland
holiday cactus
Kelantan sultanate of Malaysia, near Thai border, capital Kota Baharu 哥打巴魯|哥打巴鲁[gē dǎ bā lǔ]
Irish language
Dutch studies (study of Europe and the world in premodern Japan)
Holland
Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[lín yí shì], Shandong
Li Jilan or Li Ye 李冶[lǐ yě] (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
Gram-positive (bacteria)
Branson or Brandsen (name)
snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
Queensland, northeast Australian state
Hulan district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang
Helan county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[yín chuān], Ningxia
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat
Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit \Aranyakah\)
Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
Lanling County in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], Shandong
parsley
Islam
Holland
(botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana)
Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
rum (beverage) (loanword)
McMillan or MacMillan (name)
spearmint
Leroy Merlin (PRC DIY chain)
Roland (name)
FC Internazionale Milano (football club)
Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[kāi fēng], Henan
lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)
lit. directory of orchids
Orchidaceae
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Gram negative (of bacteria)
GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I
flange (loanword)
Vanda genus of orchids
honeydew melon
magnolia
a lady's room (honorific)
Islam
Phalaenopsis (flower genus)
Åland Islands, Finland
Bar-Ilan University, in Israel
(bird species of China) Mongolian accentor (Prunella koslowi)
East Midlands, English county
Dutch (language)
Golan Heights
Casablanca (Morocco's economic capital)
Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
Falkland Islands
Lanzhou University
Ulaanchab, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia
Brunei Darussalam
Kelantan River of Malaysia, near Thai border
Ireland
Newfoundland Island, Canada
Franz (name)
Maryland, US state
FC Internazionale Milano (football club)
lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
Organization of the Islamic Conference
Bertrand (name)
Portland (city)
Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles
Brandenburg (e.g. gate, concertos)
Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name)
Ram (son of Hezron)
Dutch auction
Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], northeast Taiwan
Stade de France
orchid
Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
Tehran, capital of Iran
England
of or relating to Flemish people, language or culture
Tom Clancy (1947-2013), US author
Zhuolan or Cholan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Orlando
Aramaic
Lanzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[gān sù]
a lady's room (honorific)
Dulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
Coriolanus, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
scarlet kafir lily
hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)
Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)
Yulan magnolia
Donglan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi
profound friendship
Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
vanilla (Vanilla planifolia)
Flevoland, province in Netherlands
Gram-positive (bacteria)
Atlantis
Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[lín yí shì], Shandong
snow pea
Polanski (name)
Francis (name)
Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87)
Pulandian, county-level city in Dalian 大連|大连[dà lián], Liaoning
Lancelot (name)
Gram stain (used to distinguished two different kinds of bacteria)
West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰[bó míng hàn]
Bertrand (name)
Shulan, county-level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)
Francis (name)
Britney Spears (1981-), US pop singer
Grant (name)
North Holland
Greenland
Scotch collie
Frankfurt (Germany)
lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers
Yilan City in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], northeast Taiwan
Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs
Pulandian, county-level city in Dalian 大連|大连[dà lián], Liaoning
premature death of a budding talent
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Lanling County in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], Shandong
Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰[bó míng hàn]
spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
Irish person
to be close friends
Northern Ireland
Medan (city in Indonesia)
Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[kāi fēng], Henan
starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)
Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
Finland
violet (color)
lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood
Loulan, aka Kroraina, ancient oasis town on the Silk Road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊[luó bù pō]
Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore
François Hollande (1954-), French Socialist politician, president of France 2012-2017
Baghlan province of north Afghanistan
Muslim countries
spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
intimate conversation
Queensland (Australia)
Ulanhu (1906-1988), Soviet-trained Mongolian communist who became important PRC military leader
lit. orchids and musk
Ulaanbaatar or Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia
Saransk, capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia
Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
Scotland Yard
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
guinea pig
Zhuolan or Cholan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Helan county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[yín chuān], Ningxia
Ukrainian (person)
Mr Gram
Gryffindor (Harry Potter)
Lanxi, county-level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[jīn huá], Zhejiang
Cleveland
Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh, north India, home of Tibetan government in exile
Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong
Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong
(bird species of China) Alashan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)
Shulan, county-level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
Rio Grande (Brasil)
Lanxi, county-level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[jīn huá], Zhejiang
Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
Nalan Xingde (1655-1685), Manchu ethnic Qing dynasty poet
see 盂蘭盆會|盂兰盆会[yú lán pén huì]
Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Lansing, capital of Michigan