Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.flower; blossom; ornamental/decorative plant
野花
wild flower
开花
come into bloom
鲜花
fresh flower
- 2
v.spend; expend
这项工程我们花了六年多时间。
We spent over five years on this project.
花费
cost
我今天花了许多钱。
I spent a lot of money today.
- 3
n.anything resembling a flower
浪花
spray
烟花
fireworks
雪花
snowflake
- 4
n.design; decorative pattern
绿底红花
red flowers on a green background
她织的花真好看。
The pattern she knitted is really beautiful.
白地蓝花
blue flowers on a white background
- 5
adj.multicoloured; coloured; variegated; patterned; flower-decorated
花蝴蝶
variegated butterfly
花衣服
colourful clothes
花猫
spotted kitty
- 6
adj.(of eyes) blurred; dim
她看书看得眼睛都花了。
She reads the book and her eyes are dizzy.
眼花
blurred vision
昏花
dim-sighted
- 7
adj.attractive but unreal or insincere; fancy; florid; tricky; false; showy
她又在耍花招了。
She is up to her tricks again.
花账
padded accounts
她的字太花了。
Her handwriting is too fancy.
- 8
n.pretty young woman; beautiful girl; young, pretty woman
交际花
social butterfly
校花
school beauty
- 9
n.datedused metaphorically for courtesans or prostitutes
烟花女
prostitutes
花魁
the most popular courtesan
别寻花问柳。
Don't go looking for pretty girls.
- 10
n.flesh wound
她在战斗中挂了花。
She got wounded in action.
- 11
n.cream; essence; pinnacle
它是民族之花。
It is the flower of the nation.
这是革命之花。
This is the flower of revolution.
这是文艺之花。
This is flower of literature and art.
- 12
n.infmlsmallpox
天花
smallpox
出花
break out with smallpox
天花
smallpox
- 13
n.infmlHua, a surname
Words and phrases with 花
- 花粉[word]pollen; snakegourd root starch
- 花束[word]bunch of flowers
- 花生米[word]shelled peanut
- 花木[word]flowers and trees
- 花色[word]design, pattern and color; variety of designs, sizes, colors, etc.
- 花枝[word]spray
- 花架[word]special shelf for potted flowers
- 花心[word]two-timing; unfaithful
- 花朵[word]flower
- 花花世界[idiom]dazzling human world
- 花样翻新[idiom]put old stuff in a new guise; change pattern or design
- 花花公子[idiom]playboy
- 花天酒地[idiom]indulge in dissipation
- 花言巧语[idiom]flattery; flatter
- 花容失色[idiom]turn pale
- 花团锦簇[idiom]bouquets of flowers and piles of silk―rich multicoloured decorations
- 花枝招展[idiom]be gorgeously dressed
- 花前月下[idiom]before the flowers and under the moon-ideal setting for a couple in love
Word usage
- common measure word"花" is often matched with measure word "朵"or"盆"or"束".
一朵花
one flower
一盆花
one potted flower
一束花
one bunch of flowers
Chinese Characters with pinyin huā
- 哗clang