Definition

Examples

• 这条裙子太花哨了，我不喜欢。
  Zhè tiáo qúnzi tài huā shao le, wǒ bù xǐhuan.
  This dress is too gaudy — I don't like it.
• 他穿了一件花哨的衬衫，看起来很俗气。
  Tā chuān le yí jiàn huā shao de chènshān, kàn qǐlai hěn súqì.
  He wore a gaudy shirt that looked vulgar.
• 这个房间的装饰太花哨了，让人不舒服。
  Zhège fángjiān de zhuāngshì tài huā shao le, ràng rén bù shūfu.
  The decoration of this room is too garish — it makes people uncomfortable.