huāzhīzhāozhǎn

花枝招展

Word · Adjective

(of a woman) gorgeously dressed and made up; showily dressed

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

(of a woman) gorgeously or showily dressed and adorned; decked out in one's finest

neutral

Used to describe women dressed in bright, colorful, and often eye-catching clothing and makeup. Can carry a slightly negative connotation of being overly showy or trying too hard to attract attention. Often used with 打扮得 or 穿得.

Tā她
jīn今
tiān天
huā花
zhī枝
zhāo招
zhǎn展
de地
qù去
cān参
jiā加
wǔ舞
huì会
le了
 。

She went to the ball today, all decked out in her finery.

Yī一
qún群
gū姑
niang娘
dǎ打
ban扮
de得
huā花
zhī枝
zhāo招
zhǎn展
 ,
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
pāi拍
zhào照
 。

A group of girls, dressed to the nines, were taking photos in the park.

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Cān参
jiā加
yàn宴
huì会
de的
nǚ女
shì士
men们
gè个
gè个
dōu都
chuān穿
de得
huā花
zhī枝
zhāo招
zhǎn展
 。

All the ladies attending the banquet were dressed in a very showy and glamorous manner.