Usage note
花可以用来形容各种美丽的植物，比如花园里的花朵。
huā kě yǐ lái qū míng zhòng de měilì de zhíwù, bǐ rú huāyuán lǐ de huā duǒ.
Flower can be used to describe various beautiful plants, like the flowers in a garden.
Context note
花常用于描述自然景色和日常用品，例如公园里的花朵、书本上的插图。
huā cháng yòng yú miáo shù zìrán jǐngsè hé rìyán yǒngdung, rúkě lùnkōng lǐ de huā duǒ, shūběn shàng de chātú.
Flower is often used to describe natural scenery and daily items, such as the flowers in a park, or illustrations on books.
5 examples
花园里有很多花。
huā yuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō huā。
There are many flowers in the garden.
这本书的封面有花。
zhè běn shū de fēng miàn yǒu huā。
The cover of this book has flowers on it.
我喜欢养花。
wǒ xǐ huan yǎng huā。
I like to grow flowers.
公园里的花很美。
gōng yuán lǐ de huā hěn měi。
The flowers in the park are very beautiful.
她送了我一束花。
tā sòng le wǒ yí shù huā。
She gave me a bunch of flowers.
5 mini stories
春天来了，花园里的花开得很漂亮。妈妈带我去赏花了。
chūn tiān lái le， huā yuán lǐ de huā kāi dé hěn piào liang。 mā ma dài wǒ qù shǎng huā le。
With spring coming, the flowers in the garden are very beautiful. Mom took me to admire them.
我最喜欢的花是郁金香。它有漂亮的颜色和香味。
wǒ zuì xǐ huan de huā shì yù jīn xiāng。 tā yǒu piào liang de yán sè hé xiāng wèi。
My favorite flower is the tulip. It has pretty colors and a nice smell.
花园里的花儿都开了，好漂亮啊！
huā yuán lǐ de huā ér dōu kāi le， hǎo piào liang a！
All the flowers in the garden are blooming, how beautiful!
我给妈妈买了一束花。她很高兴。
wǒ gěi mā ma mǎi le yí shù huā。 tā hěn gāo xìng。
I bought a bunch of flowers for Mom. She was very happy.
公园里的花儿很多，我们边走边看。
gōng yuán lǐ de huā ér hěn duō， wǒ men biān zǒu biān kàn。
There are many flowers in the park, we walked and looked at them together.
Mini dialogue
美丽的花
A
这朵花真漂亮！
Zhè duǒ huā zhēn piàoliang!
This flower is so pretty!
B
是的，它是红色的花。
Shì de, tā shì hóngsè de huā.
Yes, it is a red flower.
送花
A
这朵花送给你。
Zhè duǒ huā sòng gěi nǐ.
This flower is for you.
B
谢谢你！我很喜欢花。
Xièxiè nǐ! Wǒ hěn xǐhuān huā.
Thank you! I like flowers very much.
Related words and contrasts
related
草
cǎo
grass
花 and 草 are often seen together in nature.
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树
shù
tree
花 grows on plants; 树 is a bigger plant.