kāi huā
flower; bloom; blossom
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春天来了，花儿都开了。
chūntiān lái le, huār er dōu kāi le.
Spring is here, and the flowers are all blooming.
桃花开了，真美啊！
táohuā kāi le, zhēn měi a!
The peach blossoms are blooming, they are so beautiful!
樱花开了，吸引了很多游客。
yīnghuā kāi le, xīyǐn le hěn duō yóukè.
The cherry blossoms are blooming, attracting many tourists.
开放 (kāifàng)
open
绽放 (zhànfàng)
bloom
凋谢 (diāoxiè)
wither
枯萎 (kūwěi)
wither
The Chinese word 开花 (kāihuā) for "to bloom" or "to blossom" is composed of two characters: 开 (kāi) and 花 (huā). The character 开 originally meant "to open" or "to start", and it is often used in the context of beginning something new. The character 花, on the other hand, refers to "flowers" or "blossoms". When these two characters are combined, they create the word 开花, which literally means "to open flowers" or "to start blooming". This term is commonly used to describe the process of flowers blossoming or blooming, and it can also be used metaphorically to refer to the beginning of something new or the start of a new phase in life.
