花骨朵

huāgūduo
noun #67,789

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 flower bud (colloquial)
  2. 2 unopened blossom

Examples

Yuànzi lǐ de táoshù zhǎng mǎnle huāgūduo.
The peach tree in the courtyard is covered in buds.
Xiǎo nǚhái xiàng huāgūduo yīyàng kě’ài.
The little girl is as adorable as a flower bud.

Tips

register
Colloquial and warmer than the formal 花蕾 (huālěi). Note is read with neutral tone (duo) here, not the usual full-tone duǒ used as a measure word for flowers.
memory
normally means “bone” — picture the tight bud as the “little bone” of the flower before it opens out into (a whole bloom).

Stroke Order

huā
duǒ