kāi huā

开 花

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v.blossom; bloom; come to flower; produce flowers
- yī xiē huā xiān kāi huā hòu zhǎng yè
  一些花先开花，后长叶。
  Some flowers come out before the leaves.
- mù lán kāi shǐ kāi huā le
  木兰开始开花了。
  Magnolias begins to bloom.
- táo shù yǐ jīng kāi shǐ kāi huā le
  桃树已经开始开花了。
  The peach trees have started to blossom.
synonym
shèng kāi盛开
antonym
huā xiè花谢
2
v.metaexplode; split
- bèi dǎ de nǎo dai kāi huā
  被打得脑袋开花。
  The brain is beaten to split.
- biān pào zài kōng zhōng kāi huā le
  鞭炮在空中开花了。
  The firecracker exploded in the air.
- shǒu liú dàn zài dí rén tóu shang kāi huā le
  手榴弹在敌人头上开花了。
  The hand-grenade exploded right over the enemy.
3
v.metafeel happy or smile happily
- xīn lǐ lè kāi huā le
  心里乐开花了
  burst with joy
- liǎn shang xiào kāi huā le
  脸上笑开花了。
  be of all smiles in face
4
v.meta(of an experience) spread over
- xiān jìn kē xué jì shù biàn dì kāi huā
  先进科学技术遍地开花。
  Advanced science and technology has spread far and wide.

Separable word
"开" and "花" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 李子树正开着花。
  The plum trees are in bloom.
- 这棵杏树今年开过三次花了。
  This apricot tree has blossomed three times this year.
- 听了这个好消息，我心里乐得开了花。
  Hearing the good news, I was very happy.

开花