野花

yěhuā

noun #24,319

Measure Word

一朵野花 duǒ

Meanings

1 wildflower
2 wild flower
3 a woman of easy virtue

Characters

wild, open country

Examples

HSK 6

山坡上开满了五颜六色的野花。

Shānpōshàng kāi mǎn le wǔyánliùsè de yěhuā.

The hillside was covered with wildflowers of every color.

HSK 7-9

他喜欢去郊外采野花。

Tā xǐhuān qù jiāowài cǎi yěhuā.

He likes to go to the countryside to pick wildflowers.

Tips

usage

野花 can carry a figurative meaning of a woman who is unfaithful or promiscuous, similar to phrases like 采野花 (to pick wildflowers) meaning to have an affair. Context determines the meaning.

Stroke Order

野 yě

花 huā