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花
huā
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- pinyin
- huā
- simplified
- 花
- traditional
- 花
1 · noun
The part of a plant that often has colour or scent and is involved in reproduction.
植物上常有颜色或香味、与繁殖有关的部分。
朵 counts a flower; the spending verb 花 is a separate sense.
Please look at the flowers from the path.
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请站在小路上看花。
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2 · noun
The part of a plant involved in reproduction, often with petals.
植物上与繁殖有关、通常带有花瓣的部分。
Use huā for a flower, commonly counted with 朵. Flower and blossom support one teaching sense here; spending, surnames and patterns remain separate.
That flower by the window opened today.
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窗边那朵花今天开了。
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She put two flowers in a small bottle.
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她把两朵花放进了小瓶子里。
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flower — The part of a plant that often has colour or scent and is involved in reproduction.