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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
花 huā	花 \| 花* \| *花	flower / blossom / CL: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇 / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful	HSK 3


芲 huā	芲 \| 芲* \| *芲	old variant of 花	花 HSK 3


蘤 huā	蘤 \| 蘤* \| *蘤	variant of 花 / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3]	花 HSK 3


花生 huāshēng	花生 \| 花生* \| *花生	peanut / groundnut / CL: 粒	HSK 5


棉花 miánhua	棉花 \| 棉花* \| *棉花	cotton	HSK 6


花蕾 huālěi	花蕾 \| 花蕾* \| *花蕾	bud / flower bud	HSK 6


錦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā	錦上添花 \| 錦上添花* \| *錦上添花	lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off	锦上添花 HSK 6


煙花爆竹 yānhuābàozhú	煙花爆竹 \| 煙花爆竹* \| *煙花爆竹	fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)	烟花爆竹 HSK 6


花瓣 huābàn	花瓣 \| 花瓣* \| *花瓣	petal / CL: 片	HSK 6


花費 huāfèi	花費 \| 花費* \| *花費	expense / cost / to spend (time or money) / expenditure	花费


花 Huā	花 \| 花* \| *花	surname Hua


花朵 huāduǒ	花朵 \| 花朵* \| *花朵	flower


花蓮 Huālián	花蓮 \| 花蓮* \| *花蓮	Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan	花莲


花都 Huādū	花都 \| 花都* \| *花都	Huadu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市｜广州市, Guangdong / alternative name for Paris


荷花 héhuā	荷花 \| 荷花* \| *荷花	lotus


攀枝花 Pānzhīhuā	攀枝花 \| 攀枝花* \| *攀枝花	Panzhihua prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan


攀枝花 pānzhīhuā	攀枝花 \| 攀枝花* \| *攀枝花	kapok (tree)


桃花 táohuā	桃花 \| 桃花* \| *桃花	peach blossom / (fig.) love affair


浪花 lànghuā	浪花 \| 浪花* \| *浪花	spray / ocean spray / spindrift / fig. happenings from one's life / CL: 朵


野花 yěhuā	野花 \| 野花* \| *野花	wildflower / woman of easy virtue


提花 tíhuā	提花 \| 提花* \| *提花	Jacquard weave (machine weaving leaving protruding pattern)


花蓮縣 Huālián Xiàn	花蓮縣 \| 花蓮縣* \| *花蓮縣	Hualien County on the east coast of Taiwan	花莲县


花園 huāyuán	花園 \| 花園* \| *花園	garden / CL: 座, 個｜个	花园


茶花 cháhuā	茶花 \| 茶花* \| *茶花	camellia


梅花 méihuā	梅花 \| 梅花* \| *梅花	plum blossom / clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) / wintersweet (dialect)


印花 yìnhuā	印花 \| 印花* \| *印花	tax stamp


花邊 huābiān	花邊 \| 花邊* \| *花邊	lace / decorative border	花边


花壇 Huātán	花壇 \| 花壇* \| *花壇	Huatan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣｜彰化县, Taiwan	花坛


花壇 huātán	花壇 \| 花壇* \| *花壇	decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape	花坛


花痴 huāchī	花痴 \| 花痴* \| *花痴	to be smitten with sb / love-struck fool / starry-eyed infatuation


天花板 tiānhuābǎn	天花板 \| 天花板* \| *天花板	ceiling


火花 huǒhuā	火花 \| 火花* \| *火花	spark / sparkle


開花 kāihuā	開花 \| 開花* \| *開花	to bloom; to blossom; to flower / (fig.) to burst; to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish	开花


雪花 xuěhuā	雪花 \| 雪花* \| *雪花	snowflake


校花 xiàohuā	校花 \| 校花* \| *校花	the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草) / school beauty queen / campus belle / prom queen


爆米花 bàomǐhuā	爆米花 \| 爆米花* \| *爆米花	puffed rice / popcorn


花圃 huāpǔ	花圃 \| 花圃* \| *花圃	flowerbed / parterre


桂花 guìhuā	桂花 \| 桂花* \| *桂花	osmanthus flowers / Osmanthus fragrans


花店 huādiàn	花店 \| 花店* \| *花店	flower shop


花子 huāzi	花子 \| 花子* \| *花子	beggar (old term)


花盆 huāpén	花盆 \| 花盆* \| *花盆	flower pot


花香 huāxiāng	花香 \| 花香* \| *花香	fragrance of flowers


落花流水 luòhuāliúshuǐ	落花流水 \| 落花流水* \| *落花流水	to be in a sorry state / to be utterly defeated


花旗 huāqí	花旗 \| 花旗* \| *花旗	the Stars and Stripes (US flag) / by extension, the United States of America / abbr. for Citibank 花旗銀行｜花旗银行


櫻花 yīnghuā	櫻花 \| 櫻花* \| *櫻花	oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom / also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry	樱花


花錢 huāqián	花錢 \| 花錢* \| *花錢	to spend money	花钱


花垣 Huāyuán	花垣 \| 花垣* \| *花垣	Huayuan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州


花椒 huājiāo	花椒 \| 花椒* \| *花椒	Sichuan pepper / Chinese prickly ash


花燈 huādēng	花燈 \| 花燈* \| *花燈	colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節｜元宵节)	花灯


花酒 huājiǔ	花酒 \| 花酒* \| *花酒	drinking party with female entertainers


花式 huāshì	花式 \| 花式* \| *花式	fancy-style (as in 花式溜冰 figure skating)


葵花 kuíhuā	葵花 \| 葵花* \| *葵花	sunflower


花冠 huāguān	花冠 \| 花冠* \| *花冠	corolla


鮮花 xiānhuā	鮮花 \| 鮮花* \| *鮮花	flower / fresh flowers / CL: 朵	鲜花


蓮花 liánhuā	蓮花 \| 蓮花* \| *蓮花	lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily	莲花


花街 huājiē	花街 \| 花街* \| *花街	red-light district


花鳥 huāniǎo	花鳥 \| 花鳥* \| *花鳥	painting of birds and flowers	花鸟


零花錢 línghuāqián	零花錢 \| 零花錢* \| *零花錢	pocket money / allowance	零花钱


青花 qīnghuā	青花 \| 青花* \| *青花	blue and white (porcelain)


花押 huāyā	花押 \| 花押* \| *花押	signature (in grass-style writing) / symbol used in place of a signature (on a document, contract etc)


刨花 bàohuā	刨花 \| 刨花* \| *刨花	wood shavings


麻花 máhuā	麻花 \| 麻花* \| *麻花	fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)


雨花 Yǔhuā	雨花 \| 雨花* \| *雨花	Yuhua district of Changsha city 長沙市｜长沙市, Hunan


插花 chāhuā	插花 \| 插花* \| *插花	flower arranging / ikebana


繁花 fánhuā	繁花 \| 繁花* \| *繁花	flourishing blossom / a mass of flowers / luxuriant flowers


澆花 jiāohuā	澆花 \| 澆花* \| *澆花	to water the plants / to water the garden	浇花


花魁 huākuí	花魁 \| 花魁* \| *花魁	the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom) / (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan


雕花 diāohuā	雕花 \| 雕花* \| *雕花	carving / decorative carved pattern / arabesque


花花公子 huāhuāgōngzǐ	花花公子 \| 花花公子* \| *花花公子	playboy


天花 tiānhuā	天花 \| 天花* \| *天花	smallpox / ceiling / stamen of corn / (old) snow / (dialect) sesame oil


花銷 huāxiāo	花銷 \| 花銷* \| *花銷	to spend (money) / expenses	花销


花季 huājì	花季 \| 花季* \| *花季	youthful time / prime of youth / flowering season


花心 huāxīn	花心 \| 花心* \| *花心	fickle (in love affairs) / dissipated / unfaithful / heart of a flower (pistil and stamen)


淚花 lèihuā	淚花 \| 淚花* \| *淚花	tears in the eyes	泪花


花山 Huāshān	花山 \| 花山* \| *花山	Huashan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市｜马鞍山市, Anhui


花茶 huāchá	花茶 \| 花茶* \| *花茶	scented tea / CL: 杯, 壺｜壶


紅花 hónghuā	紅花 \| 紅花* \| *紅花	safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)	红花


花石 huāshí	花石 \| 花石* \| *花石	marble


豆花 dòuhuā	豆花 \| 豆花* \| *豆花	jellied tofu / soft bean curd


水花 shuǐhuā	水花 \| 水花* \| *水花	splash / algal bloom / chickenpox (dialect)


五花肉 wǔhuāròu	五花肉 \| 五花肉* \| *五花肉	pork belly / streaky pork


花團錦簇 huātuánjǐncù	花團錦簇 \| 花團錦簇* \| *花團錦簇	brightly colored decorations (idiom) / splendid	花团锦簇


花期 huāqī	花期 \| 花期* \| *花期	the flowering season


眼花 yǎnhuā	眼花 \| 眼花* \| *眼花	dimmed eyesight / blurred / vague and unclear vision


花旦 huādàn	花旦 \| 花旦* \| *花旦	role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera


花菜 huācài	花菜 \| 花菜* \| *花菜	cauliflower


花果山 Huāguǒ Shān	花果山 \| 花果山* \| *花果山	Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記｜西游记, tourist destination / (also the name of mountains in other parts of China)


花樣 huāyàng	花樣 \| 花樣* \| *花樣	pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰｜花样滑冰 figure skating)	花样


花草 huācǎo	花草 \| 花草* \| *花草	flowers and plants


花轎 huājiào	花轎 \| 花轎* \| *花轎	bridal sedan chair	花轿


花房 huāfáng	花房 \| 花房* \| *花房	greenhouse


繡花 xiùhuā	繡花 \| 繡花* \| *繡花	to embroider / to do embroidery	绣花


菜花 càihuā	菜花 \| 菜花* \| *菜花	cauliflower / gonorrhea


花頭 huātou	花頭 \| 花頭* \| *花頭	trick / pattern / novel idea / knack	花头


香花 xiānghuā	香花 \| 香花* \| *香花	fragrant flower / fig. beneficial (of artworks etc)


柳暗花明 liǔ'ànhuāmíng	柳暗花明 \| 柳暗花明* \| *柳暗花明	lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel


花花世界 huāhuāshìjiè	花花世界 \| 花花世界* \| *花花世界	the teeming world / the world of sensual pleasures


花壇鄉 Huātán Xiāng	花壇鄉 \| 花壇鄉* \| *花壇鄉	Huatan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣｜彰化县, Taiwan	花坛乡


花旗銀行 Huāqí Yínháng	花旗銀行 \| 花旗銀行* \| *花旗銀行	Citibank / abbr. to 花旗	花旗银行


十字花科 shízìhuākē	十字花科 \| 十字花科* \| *十字花科	Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)

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