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the cream / essence / the quintessence
Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor
Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化 "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国
HSK 6
brilliance / splendor / magnificence
talent / CL:
HSK 7-9
(policy etc) towards China
luxurious / sumptuous / lavish
South China / see 南華縣|南华县
use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy)
to invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan)
see 龍華區|龙华区 / Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺 in Shanghai
to sublimate / sublimation (physics) / to raise to a higher level / to refine / promotion
Simon Yam Tat-Wah (1955-), Hong Kong actor and film producer
first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time
Xinhua (New China), the name of various businesses, products and organizations, notably the Xinhua News Agency 新華社|新华社
Vancouver (city in Canada)
to take the best / to absorb the essence
Iowa, US state
Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
travertine (geology) / tufa (a type of banded marble)
full bloom of youth
young years / youth
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  *華* | 華* | *華
abbr. for China
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  *華* | 華* | *華
Mount Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi / surname Hua
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  *華* | 華* | *華
magnificent / splendid / flowery
glory and splendor
luxurious
HSK 7-9
muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
to arrive in China
Mt Tai 泰山 and Mt Hua 華山|华山 / another name for Mt Hua
Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH) / compare Yahweh 雅威 and God 上帝
fleeting years (idiom)
(formal, international relations) to visit China
Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan
years / time / age
Huang Hua (1913-2010), PRC foreign minister (1976-1982) and vice premier (1980-1982)
to sinter (metallurgy)
Delaware, US state
stationed in China / located in China
Qiao Guanhua (1913-1973), PRC politician and diplomat
moonlight
algal bloom
Edward / Édouard (name)
ostentatious / pretentious / showy
to come to China
(literary) prime years; youthful years
anti-Chinese
Chenghua district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan
to discriminate against Chinese people / anti-Chinese (policy, sentiment etc) / Sinophobia
Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉, Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉, Song Bai 宋白 and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简, 1000 scrolls
Ottawa, capital of Canada
(loanword) carnival
HSK 7-9
best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul
HSK 7-9
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German post-Kantian philosopher
within China / during one's visit to China
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / Sanskrit mañjusaka / cluster amaryllis
to insult China (by criticizing its policies or boycotting its goods)
(idiom) simple; plain; unadorned
to savor fine writing (idiom)
magnificent
(idiom) (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence
(geology) tufa / travertine
Chen Tianhua (1875-1905), anti-Qing revolutionary from Hunan, drowned himself in Japan in 1905
Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005
English-Chinese
algal bloom; water bloom
Dwarkanath Kotnis (1910-1942), one of five Indian doctors sent to China to provide medical assistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Évariste Galois (1811–1832), French mathematician
to visit China
Cao Jinghua (1897-1987), translator from Russian, professor of Peking University and essayist
Liu Tianhua (1895-1932), Chinese musician and composer
Iowa, US state (Tw)
Advantech, technology company
flourishing / bustling
HSK 7-9
Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician / Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank / other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention
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  *華* | 華* | *華
old variant of / flower
erroneous variant of 豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华


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