开花 (kāi huā) — to bloom, to blossom (of flowers); (fig.) to burst forth, to split open, to flourish

Definition

开花 means a flower literally blooms. Use it for plants only — for figurative 'bloom/burst forth' (feelings, faces), 绽放 (HSK 7) is the literary alternative.

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

Examples

  • 开花
    Chūn tiān lái le, hěn duō huā dū yào kāi huā le.
    Spring has come, and many flowers are about to bloom.
  • Zhè kē shù jīn nián zhī kāi guò yí cì huā.
    This tree only bloomed once this year.
  • 开花
    Tā de liǎn shàng xiàng kāi huā yí yàng kāi xīn.
    His face lit up with joy as if a flower had blossomed.

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