花季

huājì

noun #36,230

Meanings

1 flowering season
2 (figuratively) the prime of youth
3 youthful years (especially mid-teens)

Characters

Examples

三月是樱花的花季。

Sān yuè shì yīnghuā de huājì.

March is cherry blossom season.

她正值花季少女。

Tā zhèng zhí huājì shàonǚ.

She's a girl in the bloom of youth.

Tips

culture

花季少女 / 花季少年 (bloom-of-youth girl/boy) are stock phrases in Chinese media for teenagers around 14-18. 花季雨季 ('flowering and rainy seasons') is the title of a famous 1996 YA novel by Chinese teen author 郁秀.

Stroke Order

花 huā

季 jì