杏花

xìnghuā
noun #94,362

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 apricot blossom

Examples

Sānyuè xìnghuā kāi, mànshān biànyě dōu shì fěnsè.
In March the apricot blossoms open; the hills turn pink as far as you can see.
Chūnyǔ guò hòu, xìnghuā gèng měi le.
After the spring rain, the apricot blossoms look even lovelier.

Tips

culture
杏花 is a classic image of early spring in Chinese poetry. The Tang poet Du Mu's line 『杏花村』 ('the cowherd points into the distance at Apricot Blossom Village') gave the name to the famous Fenjiu 汾酒 liquor brand, 杏花村.

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