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开花

開花
kāihuā
verb HSK 3 #13,449

Meanings

  1. 1 to bloom
  2. 2 to blossom
  3. 3 to flower

Characters

开
kāi
to open
花
huā
flower
To open flowers - to bloom

Examples

HSK 3
苹果树一般在春天开花。
Píngguǒshù yìbān zài chūntiān kāihuā.
Apple trees usually blossom in spring.
HSK 4
这种植物一年开花两次。
Zhè zhǒng zhíwù yì nián kāihuā liǎng cì.
This plant flowers twice a year.
HSK 5
桃树开花了。
Táoshù kāihuā le.
The peach tree is blossoming.

Tips

usage
开花 can be figurative: 心里乐开了花 (blooming with joy inside). 铁树开花 (iron tree blooms) is an idiom meaning something extremely rare.

Stroke Order

开 kāi
花 huā