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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional 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


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


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


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


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


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


锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā	锦上添花 \| 锦上添花* \| *锦上添花	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	錦上添花 HSK 6


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


花 Huā	花 \| 花* \| *花	surname Hua


花卉 huāhuì	花卉 \| 花卉* \| *花卉	flowers and plants


水仙花 shuǐxiānhuā	水仙花 \| 水仙花* \| *水仙花	daffodil / narcissus / CL: 棵


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


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


花朵 huāduǒ	花朵 \| 花朵* \| *花朵	flower


花纹 huāwén	花纹 \| 花纹* \| *花纹	decorative design	花紋


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


烟花 yānhuā	烟花 \| 烟花* \| *烟花	fireworks / prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)	煙花


印花 yìnhuā	印花 \| 印花* \| *印花	tax stamp


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


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)


葵花 kuíhuā	葵花 \| 葵花* \| *葵花	sunflower


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


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


花瓶 huāpíng	花瓶 \| 花瓶* \| *花瓶	flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)


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


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


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)


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


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


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


花束 huāshù	花束 \| 花束* \| *花束	bouquet


百花齐放，百家争鸣 bǎihuāqífàng, bǎijiāzhēngmíng	百花…争鸣 \| 百花…争鸣* \| *百花…争鸣	a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956	百花齊放，百家爭鳴


种花 zhònghuā	种花 \| 种花* \| *种花	to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton	種花


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


花粉 huāfěn	花粉 \| 花粉* \| *花粉	pollen


菊花 júhuā	菊花 \| 菊花* \| *菊花	chrysanthemum / (slang) anus


百花齐放 bǎihuāqífàng	百花齐放 \| 百花齐放* \| *百花齐放	a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression	百花齊放


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


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


花粉症 huāfěnzhèng	花粉症 \| 花粉症* \| *花粉症	hay fever / seasonal allergic rhinitis


花环 huāhuán	花环 \| 花环* \| *花环	garland / floral hoop	花環


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


黄花 huánghuā	黄花 \| 黄花* \| *黄花	yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl)	黃花


花色 huāsè	花色 \| 花色* \| *花色	variety / design and color / suit (cards)


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


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


走马观花 zǒumǎguānhuā	走马观花 \| 走马观花* \| *走马观花	lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information	走馬觀花


芦花 lúhuā	芦花 \| 芦花* \| *芦花	reed catkin / reed flower	蘆花


镜花水月 jìnghuāshuǐyuè	镜花水月 \| 镜花水月* \| *镜花水月	lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom) / fig. an unrealistic rosy view / viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles / also written 水月鏡花｜水月镜花	鏡花水月


兰花 lánhuā	兰花 \| 兰花* \| *兰花	cymbidium / orchid	蘭花


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


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


茶花 cháhuā	茶花 \| 茶花* \| *茶花	camellia


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


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


花车 huāchē	花车 \| 花车* \| *花车	car festooned for celebration	花車


喇叭花 lǎbahuā	喇叭花 \| 喇叭花* \| *喇叭花	morning glory


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


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


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


国花 guóhuā	国花 \| 国花* \| *国花	national flower (emblem, e.g. peony 牡丹 in China)	國花


百花奖 Bǎihuājiǎng	百花奖 \| 百花奖* \| *百花奖	Hundred Flowers Awards, film prize awarded since 1962	百花獎


花名 huāmíng	花名 \| 花名* \| *花名	name of a person on the household register (old) / name on a roster / professional name of a prostitute / pseudonym / nickname


花台 huātái	花台 \| 花台* \| *花台	flower bed / flower terrace / flower stand	花臺


花旗参 huāqíshēn	花旗参 \| 花旗参* \| *花旗参	American ginseng	花旗參


花炮 huāpào	花炮 \| 花炮* \| *花炮	firecracker


五花大绑 wǔhuādàbǎng	五花大绑 \| 五花大绑* \| *五花大绑	to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck / to truss up	五花大綁


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


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


花冠 huāguān	花冠 \| 花冠* \| *花冠	corolla


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


花盆 huāpén	花盆 \| 花盆* \| *花盆	flower pot


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


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


献花 xiànhuā	献花 \| 献花* \| *献花	to offer flowers / to lay flowers (as a memorial)	獻花


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


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


叫花子 jiàohuāzi	叫花子 \| 叫花子* \| *叫花子	beggar


如花 rúhuā	如花 \| 如花* \| *如花	flowery


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


五花八门 wǔhuābāmén	五花八门 \| 五花八门* \| *五花八门	myriad / all kinds of / all sorts of	五花八門


妙笔生花 miàobǐshēnghuā	妙笔生花 \| 妙笔生花* \| *妙笔生花	gifted or skillful writing	妙筆生花


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


奇花异草 qíhuāyìcǎo	奇花异草 \| 奇花异草* \| *奇花异草	very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)	奇花異草


花岗岩 huāgāngyán	花岗岩 \| 花岗岩* \| *花岗岩	granite	花崗岩


探花 tànhuā	探花 \| 探花* \| *探花	candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination / see 狀元｜状元


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


花布 huābù	花布 \| 花布* \| *花布	printed cloth / calico


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


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


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


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


花簇 huācù	花簇 \| 花簇* \| *花簇	bunch of flowers / bouquet


警花 jǐnghuā	警花 \| 警花* \| *警花	attractive policewoman / young female cop


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


花丛 huācóng	花丛 \| 花丛* \| *花丛	cluster of flowers / inflorescence / flowering shrub	花叢


金银花 jīnyínhuā	金银花 \| 金银花* \| *金银花	honeysuckle	金銀花


花好月圆 huāhǎoyuèyuán	花好月圆 \| 花好月圆* \| *花好月圆	lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss	花好月圓

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