胸花 (xiōnghuā): corsage

Measure Word

一朵胸花 duǒ

HSK 5

新郎的西装上别着一朵白色胸花。

Xīnláng de xīzhuāng shàng bié zhe yī duǒ báisè xiōnghuā.

A white boutonnière is pinned to the groom's suit.

HSK 6

毕业典礼上，每位嘉宾都戴了胸花。

Bìyè diǎnlǐ shàng, měi wèi jiābīn dōu dài le xiōnghuā.

At the graduation ceremony, every guest wore a corsage.

memory

Literally 'chest flower' - pinned where 胸 (chest) meets the lapel. Same construction as 头花 (hair flower) and 耳花 (ear flower).

胸 xiōng

花 huā