How to say “bloom” in Chinese
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“Bloom” in Chinese is 开花, kāi huā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
开花 is read kāi huā: 2 syllables. 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 “开花”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 开花. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种树春天开花zhèzhǒngshùchūntiānkāihuāThis kind of tree blooms in spring.
- 这棵树只开花，不结果。zhèkēshùzhǐkāihuā,bùjiēguǒThis tree only blossoms but bears no fruit.
- 这株兰花开花了zhèzhūlánhuākāihuāleThis orchid has bloomed.
More words from the lesson “Mountains, rivers, sea”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “bloom” in Chinese?
“Bloom” in Chinese is 开花, pinyin kāihuā.
What does 开花 mean?
开花 (kāihuā) means “bloom”.
How do you write 开花?
开花 is 2 characters: 开 (kāi) — open; drive; 花 (huā) — flower; spend. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 开花?
开花 is read kāihuā. Tones: kāi — first tone, huā — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“bloom” in the lesson “Mountains, rivers, sea”
This word is from the topic “Seasons and time” of HSK 3. 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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