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黄花

黃花
huánghuā
noun #39,843

Measure Word

一朵黄花 duǒ

Meanings

  1. 1 yellow flower
  2. 2 chrysanthemum
  3. 3 daylily
  4. 4 virgin

Examples

HSK 4
路边开满了小黄花。
Lùbiān kāimǎn le xiǎo huánghuā.
The roadside is covered in little yellow flowers.
HSK 7-9
重阳节那天，人们登高赏黄花。
Chóngyángjié nà tiān, rénmen dēnggāo shǎng huánghuā.
On the Double Ninth Festival, people climb to high places and admire chrysanthemums.
HSK 7-9
村里人都说她还是个黄花闺女。
Cūn lǐ rén dōu shuō tā háishi ge huánghuā guīnü.
Everyone in the village says she is still a maiden.

Tips

culture
In classical poetry 黄花 almost always means the chrysanthemum, the flower of the Double Ninth: Li Qingzhao’s 人比黄花瘦 and Mao Zedong’s 战地黄花分外香.
usage
黄花闺女 is an old colloquial term for a virgin girl. The dried daylily used in cooking is 黄花菜.

Stroke Order

黄 huáng
花 huā