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Chinese dictionary
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n.Chinese mugwort (perennial plant with fragrant leaves that can be orally administered as a haemostatic drug or used for moxibustion)
艾蒿
Chinese mugwort
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v.fmlcease; end; stop
方兴未艾
be just unfolding
夜未艾。
The night is not yet over.
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adj.fmlold; elderly; aged
耆艾
old age
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adj.fmlbeautiful; handsome; pretty
少艾
beautiful
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n.Ai, a surname
Words and phrases with 艾
- 艾滋病[word]AIDS
- 艾条灸[word]moxibustion using a moxa stick
- 艾炷灸[word]moxa-cone moxibustion
- 艾灸[word]moxibustion
- 艾酒[word]absinthe
- 艾老[word]elderly person over the age of fifty
- 艾卷灸[word]moxibustion with moxa-roll
- 艾窝窝[word]steamed cake/bun made of glutinous rice with sweet filling, particularly popular in and around Beijing
- 艾虎[word]polecat; cloth tiger filled with mugwort, worn in the past by children during the Dragon Boat Festival and believed to ward off evil