开花 (kāi huā) — to bloom, to blossom (of flowers); (fig.) to bu…

Definition

开花 (kāi huā) is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to bloom' — the 花 can move (e.g., 开了一次花 'bloomed once'). For flowers, it's the everyday word; 开放 (kāi fàng) is more formal/literary and also means 'open to the public'. Figuratively, 开花 means 'to burst forth' or 'flourish', while 迸发 (bèng fā) is for sudden eruptions (e.g., of laughter).

verb

to bloomto blossom (of flowers)(fig.) to burst forthto split opento flourish

Examples

，开花。
Chūntiān lái le, hěn duō huā dōu yào kāi huā le.
Spring has come, and many flowers are about to bloom.
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Zhè kē shù jīnnián zhǐ kāi guò yí cì huā.
This tree only bloomed once this year.
开花。
Tā de liǎn shàng xiàng kāi huā yíyàng kāixīn.
His face lit up with joy as if a flower had blossomed.

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