韶华 (sháo huā) — beautiful springtime; glorious youth (in literary/poetic contexts)

Definition

Literary/poetic noun for 'glorious youth' or 'beautiful springtime' — far more formal and elevated than everyday 青春. Used in writing, poetry, and reflective phrases like 不负韶华.

noun
beautiful springtimeglorious youth (in literary/poetic contexts)

Examples

  • 韶华。
    Shī rén cháng yòng sháo huā lái xíng róng měi hǎo de chūn tiān.
    Poets often use 韶华 to describe a beautiful spring.
  • 韶华，。
    Wǒ men yào zhēn xī qīng chūn sháo huā, bú yào làng fèi shí jiān.
    We should cherish our glorious youth and not waste time.
  • ，韶华。
    Tā jué xīn nǔ lì xué xí, bú fù sháo huā.
    He is determined to study hard and live up to his glorious youth.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

韶sháobeauty
华huásplendor

韶 means beauty and 华 means flowering splendor; together they name springtime or youth.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 華; 华 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 華 showed flowers on a plant, with stalk and leaves below. The simplified 华 is a later shorthand and not the original picture.

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