花式

huāshì
adjective #27,643

Meanings

  1. 1 fancy
  2. 2 showy
  3. 3 elaborate
  4. 4 freestyle (sports)

Examples

Tā biǎoyǎn le yī tào huāshì lánqiú dòngzuò, guānzhòng pāishǒu jiào hǎo.
He performed a series of fancy basketball moves, and the audience cheered.
Tā xǐhuān huāshì liūbīng, yǐjīng liàn le shí nián le.
She loves figure skating and has been practicing for ten years.

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usage
花式 literally means 'floral style' but has come to mean 'fancy/elaborate/showy.' It is widely used in sports (花式溜冰 = figure skating, 花式游泳 = synchronized swimming) and internet slang (花式 = to praise someone in creative, elaborate ways).

Stroke Order

huā
shì