How to say “spend” in Chinese
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“Spend” in Chinese is 花, huā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
花 is read huā. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 艹 “grass”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “花”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 花. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我送给妈妈一些花。wǒsònggěimāmayìxiēhuāI’m giving Mom some flowers.
- 我送给妈妈一些花2wǒsònggěimāmayìxiēhuāI’m giving Mom some flowers.
- 生日快乐！这些花送给你。shēngrìkuàilè,zhèxiēhuāsònggěinǐHappy birthday! These flowers are for you.
- 我花1了两百块wǒhuāleliǎngbǎikuàiI spent two hundred yuan.
- 我花了五百多块钱。wǒhuālewǔbǎiduōkuàiqiánI spent a little over five hundred yuan.
- 我家后面有一个小花园wǒjiāhòumiànyǒuyígexiǎohuāyuánThere's a small garden behind my house.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “At the mall”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “spend” in Chinese?
“Spend” in Chinese is 花, pinyin huā.
What does 花 mean?
花 (huā) means “spend”.
How do you write 花?
花 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 花?
花 is read huā. Tones: huā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“spend” in the lesson “At the mall”
This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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