The present study is primarily a description of the everyday Chinese words which the writer uses in connection with plant life and which he believes to be representative of Standard Mandarin. No attempt has been made to contribute to new identification of Chinese plants, though note will be taken of cases of conflicting authorities. The words covered include not only specific plant names such as ‘rose’ and ‘pine’, but also such general words as ‘tree’ and ‘grass’ and names of plant parts such as ‘root’ and ‘sap’, as well as verbs for what plants do, such as ‘to blossom’, and what man does to plants, such as ‘to plant’.