烟花

煙花

yānhuā

noun HSK 6 #7,737

Meanings

1 fireworks
2 smoke and flowers (poetic)

Characters

flower; blossom

Smoke flowers — fireworks that bloom like flowers in the sky.

Examples

新年的烟花非常漂亮。

Xīnnián de yān huā fēicháng piàoliang.

The New Year's fireworks are very beautiful.

他们在放烟花庆祝。

Tāmen zài fàng yān huā qìngzhù.

They are setting off fireworks to celebrate.

很多城市禁止放烟花。

Hěn duō chéngshì jìnzhǐ fàng yān huā.

Many cities prohibit setting off fireworks.

Tips

culture

Fireworks were invented in China (based on gunpowder, another Chinese invention). They're central to Spring Festival celebrations, though many Chinese cities have banned them in recent years due to air pollution and safety concerns.

Stroke Order

烟 yān

花 huā