huāxìn

花信

Word · Noun

flowering season; age of youth (of a woman)

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

flowering season; time when flowers bloom

literary

A classical or poetic term in botany or literature.

Táo桃
huā花
de的
huā花
xìn信
tōng通
cháng常
zài在
sān三
yuè月
 。

The flowering season for peach blossoms is usually in March.

Chūn春
fēng风
dài带
zhe着
huā花
xìn信
chuī吹
biàn遍
le了
shān山
gǔ谷
 。

The spring breeze, bearing the news of blossoms, swept across the valley.

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Gēn根
jù据
huā花
xìn信
kě可
yǐ以
pàn判
duàn断
zhí植
wù物
de的
shēng生
zhǎng长
zhuàng状
kuàng况
 。

One can gauge a plant's growth condition based on its flowering season.

2.

noun

age of youth; bloom of youth (especially of a woman)

literary

A more figurative, metaphorical usage, often appearing in classical literature to describe a young woman's prime age.

Tā她
zhèng正
zhí值
huā花
xìn信
nián年
huá华
 ,
guāng光
cǎi彩
zhào照
rén人
 。

She is in the bloom of youth, radiant and captivating.

Gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
cí词
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
 “
huā花
xìn信
 ”
lái来
xíng形
róng容
nǚ女
zǐ子
qīng青
chūn春
nián年
shǎo少
 。

In classical poetry, the term 'flowering season' is often used to describe a young woman's youth.