[huā]
[名]
(种子植物的有性繁殖器官) flower; blossom; bloom
female [male] flower
雌[雄]花
come into bloom
开花
hermaphrodite flower
两性花
peach blossom
桃花
(可供观赏的植物) flower
water flowers
浇花
cultivate [plant; grow] flowers
种花
A peony is a showy flower.
牡丹是艳丽的花。
I don't care much for garden flowers.
我不太喜欢花园里种植的花。
(形状像花朵的东西) anything resembling a flower
snuff
灯花
spark
火花
spray
浪花
Snowflakes are dancing in the air.
雪花在空中飞舞。
(烟火的一种) fireworks
let off fireworks
放花
(花纹) pattern; design
blue patterns on a white surface
白地蓝花
The pattern she knitted is really beautiful.
她织的花儿真好看。
The design on this quilt cover is quite elegant.
这被面的花儿很大方。
(比喻事业的精华) flower
flower of literature and art
文艺之花
(指妓女或跟妓女有关的) prostitute; courtesan
prostitutes
烟花女
redlight district; the stews
烟花柳巷
spend one's time with prostitutes
寻花问柳
(棉花) cotton
waste cotton
废花
gin cotton
轧花
(痘) smallpox
get smallpox
出花儿
vaccinate
种花儿
(作战时受的外伤) wound
He got wounded in action.
他在战斗中挂了花。
(姓氏) a surname
Hua Rong
花荣
[形]
(颜色或种类错杂的) multicoloured; coloured; variegated
variegated butterfly
花蝴蝶
bright-coloured clothes
花衣服
spotted puppy
小花狗
The cloth is dyed unevenly.
布染花了。
(眼睛模糊迷乱) blurred; dim
read until the print looks blurred
看书看得眼睛都花了
dim-sighted from old age
老眼昏花
(用来迷惑人的; 不真实或不真诚的) fancy; florid; flowery; showy
Your handwriting is too fancy.
你的字太花了。
He is up to his tricks again.
他又在耍花招了。
You should spend time on basic training, not on those flourishes.
要练好基本功, 别尽学花架子。
[动]
(用; 耗费) spend; expend
take a lot of time; be time-consuming
很花时间
We spent over five years on this project.
这项工程我们花了五年多时间。
The government spent a lot of money to help make this land better.
政府花了大量资金帮助改良这片土地。