Definitions
- 1. to bloom; to blossom; to flower
- 2. (fig.) to burst; to split open
- 3. (fig.) to burst with joy
- 4. (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish
Word relationships
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Collocations
开花 usually describes flowers, but can also metaphorically mean 'to burst' or 'to flourish'. Don't use for people 'opening up' emotionally.
Common mistakes
开花 is intransitive; you cannot say 开花门 (open the door). Use 打开 instead.
Example Sentences
1 shown春天到了，花儿都 开花 了。
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Words Containing 开花
bottle gourd (i.e. 瓠瓜[hù guā])
to burst with joy
to deck the tree with false blossoms
to blow one's brain out
to blossom everywhere
lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)
to open a bale of cotton