花花绿绿

花花綠綠
huāhuālǜlǜ
idiom #53,118

Meanings

  1. 1 brightly colored
  2. 2 gaudy
  3. 3 a riot of color

Examples

HSK 3
Tā chuān zhe yí jiàn huāhuālǜlǜ de qúnzi qù cānjiā pàiduì.
She wore a gaudy, colorful dress to the party.
HSK 7-9
Shāngdiàn chúchuāng lǐ bǎi mǎn le huāhuālǜlǜ de wánjù.
The shop window is filled with brightly colored toys.
HSK 7-9
Guǎnggàopái shàng huāhuālǜlǜ de túpiàn xīyǐn le bùshǎo lùrén.
The colorful pictures on the billboard attracted many passers-by.

Tips

usage
Often slightly negative or teasing - describes something visually loud rather than tastefully colorful. Use 五颜六色 for a neutrally positive 'many-colored'.
memory
(flower) reduplicated + 绿 (green) reduplicated - literally 'flower-flower green-green', the image of a flowerbed in full bloom.

Stroke Order

huā
绿