Word: 花 (huā)

一木不成林，一花不成春

yí mù bùchéng lín, yì huā bùchéng chūn

one tree doesn't make a forest, one flower doesn't make spring

三月中旬，花都开了。

Sānyuè zhōngxún, huā dōu kāile.

By the middle of March, the flowers are all in bloom.

下雨时，花很难授粉。

Xiàyǔ shí, huā hěn nán shòufěn.

When it rains, flowers have a hard time getting pollinated.

不会花很多时间的。

Búhuì huā hěn duō shíjiān de.

It won't take much time.

为什么你花了所有钱？

Wèishénme nǐ huāle suǒyǒu qián?

Why did you use up all the money?

买汽车要花很多钱。

Mǎi qìchē yào huā hěn duō qián.

You have to spend a lot of money to buy a car.

从这儿开到东京我花了五个小时。

Cóng zhèr kāi dào Dōngjīng wǒ huāle wǔ gè xiǎoshí.

It took me five hours to drive from here to Tokyo.

他为她摘了些花。

Tā wèi tā zhāile xiē huā.

He picked flowers for her.

他买了些花。

Tā mǎile xiē huā.

He bought some flowers.

他买手机花了一万块钱。

Tā mǎi shǒujī huāle yí wàn kuài qián.

He spent ten thousand yuan on a phone.

他们花了三天才攀登到山顶。

Tāmen huāle sāntiān cái pāndēng dào shāndǐng.

It took them three days to scale the summit.

他在衣服上花了很多钱。

Tā zài yīfu shàng huāle hěn duō qián.

He spends lots of money on clothes.

他应该花更多时间在这个研究上。

Tā yīnggāi huā gèng duō shíjiān zài zhège yánjiū shàng.

He should spend more time on this piece of research.

他捧着一束花站在门口。

Tā pěngzhe yíshù huā zhàn zài ménkǒu.

He stood at the door holding a bunch of flowers.

他每天定时给花浇水。

Tā měitiān dìngshí gěi huā jiāoshuǐ.

He waters the flowers at a fixed time every day.

他每天都记下日常花的钱。

Tā měitiān dōu jìxià rìcháng huā de qián.

He writes down his daily spending every day.

他的工资一半都花在房价上了。

Tā de gōngzī yíbàn dōu huā zài fángjià shàng le.

Half of his salary goes to the cost of housing.

他的爱好是画有花的图。

Tā de àihào shì huà yǒu huā de tú.

His hobby is painting pictures of flowers.

他精心照顾着阳台上的花。

Tā jīngxīn zhàoguzhe yángtái shàng de huā.

He meticulously tends the flowers on the balcony.

他花了三个月写完这首乐曲。

Tā huāle sān gè yuè xiě wán zhè shǒu yuèqǔ.

He spent three months finishing this composition.

他花了五年写这本专著。

Tā huāle wǔ nián xiě zhè běn zhuānzhù.

He spent five years writing this monograph.

他花了五年才攻克这个难关。

Tā huāle wǔ nián cái gōngkè zhège nánguān.

It took him five years to overcome this difficulty.

他花了半年时间才维权成功。

Tā huāle bànnián shíjiān cái wéiquán chénggōng.

It took him half a year to successfully defend his rights.

他花了好几年才证明了这条定理。

Tā huāle hǎojǐnián cái zhèngmíng le zhè tiáo dìnglǐ.

It took him several years to prove this theorem.

他花了很多年整理家谱。

Tā huāle hěn duōnián zhěnglǐ jiāpǔ.

He spent many years putting the family genealogy in order.

他花了很多时间帮她。

Tā huāle hěn duō shíjiān bāng tā.

He spends a lot of time helping her.

他花了很多钱，才买到这个秘方。

Tā huāle hěn duō qián, cái mǎi dào zhège mìfāng.

He spent a lot of money to get this secret recipe.

你一共花了多少钱？

Nǐ yígòng huāle duōshǎo qián?

What is the total amount of money you spent?

你为什么在画花？

Nǐ wèishénme zài huà huā?

Why are you drawing flowers?

你写这份报告花了多长时间？

Nǐ xiě zhè fèn bàogào huāle duō cháng shíjiān?

How long did it take you to write this report?

你喜欢这朵花吗？

Nǐ xǐhuan zhè duǒ huā ma?

Do you like this flower?

你在波士顿花了多少钱？

Nǐ zài Bōshìdùn huāle duōshǎo qián?

How much money did you spend in Boston?

你已经花了太多钱了！

Nǐ yǐjīng huāle tài duō qián le!

You've spent too much money!

你怎么花的那些钱？

Nǐ zěnme huā de nèixiē qián?

What did you do with that money?

你愿意花时间倾听我的烦恼吗？

Nǐ yuànyì huā shíjiān qīngtīng wǒ de fánnǎo ma?

Would you be willing to take the time to listen to my troubles?

你有两朵花。

Nǐ yǒu liǎng duǒ huā.

You have two flowers.

你每个月花多少钱呀？

Nǐ měige yuè huā duōshǎo qián ya?

How much money do you spend in a month?

你的第一份工资要怎么花？

Nǐ de dì yīfèn gōngzī yào zěnme huā?

What are you going to do with your first pay?

你看到的这些花是玫瑰。

Nǐ kàndào de zhèxiē huā shì méiguī.

These flowers you see are roses.

你花多长时间汉语学这么好。

Nǐ huā duō cháng shíjiān Hànyǔ xué zhème hǎo.

How much time did it take you to learn Chinese so well?

你要这些花中的任何一朵吗？

Nǐ yào zhèxiē huā zhōng de rènhé yì duǒ ma?

Do you want any of these flowers?

你还知道花闻起来是怎样的吗？

Nǐ hái zhīdào huā wén qǐlai shì zěnyàng de ma?

Do you even know how to smell the flowers?

信贷太容易，人们就会花太多钱。

Xìndài tài róngyì, rénmen jiù huì huā tài duō qián.

When credit is too easy, people spend too much money.

做出这个结论花了我们三个小时。

Zuòchū zhège jiélùn huāle wǒmen sān gè xiǎoshí.

We spent three hours to come to this conclusion.

公园里处处都是花。

Gōngyuán lǐ chùchù dōu shì huā.

There are flowers everywhere in the park.

公园里的花千姿百态，非常好看。

Gōngyuán lǐ de huā qiānzībǎitài, fēicháng hǎokàn.

The flowers in the park come in all shapes and forms, and they're beautiful.

公款不能随便花在私事上。

Gōngkuǎn bùnéng suíbiàn huā zài sīshì shàng.

Public funds must not be spent freely on private matters.

冥币不是真的钱，不能花。

Míngbì bú shì zhēnde qián, bùnéng huā.

Spirit money isn't real money, so you can't spend it.

制片人说，拍这部戏花了很多钱。

Zhìpiànrén shuō, pāi zhè bù xì huāle hěn duō qián.

The producer said that making this film cost a lot of money.

去加拿大渡蜜月要花很多钱。

Qù Jiānádà dù mìyuè yào huā hěn duō qián.

A honeymoon in Canada costs a lot of money.

去那里要花一小时。

Qù nàli yào huā yì xiǎoshí.

It'll take an hour to get there.

周末我们去植物园看花吧。

Zhōumò wǒmen qù zhíwùyuán kàn huā ba.

Let's go to the botanical garden this weekend to see the flowers.

咱们已经花了很久时间了。

Zánmen yǐjīng huāle hěn jiǔ shíjiān le.

We've already spent a lot of time on this.

在中国，红色的花有吉祥的寓意。

Zài Zhōngguó, hóngsè de huā yǒu jíxiáng de yùyì.

In China, red flowers carry an auspicious symbolic meaning.

在北海道周围可以看到这些花。

Zài Běihǎidào zhōuwéi kěyǐ kàndào zhèxiē huā.

These flowers can be seen around Hokkaido.

在这个时节，山上的花都开了。

Zài zhège shíjié, shānshàng de huā dōu kāile.

At this time of year, the flowers on the mountain are all in bloom.

备课要花很多时间，真辛苦！

Bèikè yào huā hěn duō shíjiān, zhēn xīnkǔ!

Preparing lessons takes a lot of time. It's really tiring!

复原需要花很长的时间吗？

Fùyuán xūyào huā hěn cháng de shíjiān ma?

Will it take long to recover?

大家都喜欢那朵花。

Dàjiā dōu xǐhuan nà duǒ huā.

Everybody likes that flower.

大概会花多少时间？

Dàgài huì huā duōshǎo shíjiān?

About how long will it take?

夫妇是树，儿女是花

fūfù shì shù, érnǚ shì huā

husband and wife are the tree, children are the flowers

她在白纸上画了一朵朱红的花。

Tā zài báizhǐ shàng huà le yì duǒ zhūhóng de huā.

She painted a vermilion flower on the white paper.

她在练钢琴上花了很多时间。

Tā zài liàn gāngqín shàng huāle hěn duō shíjiān.

She spent a lot of time practicing the piano.

她在花园里摘花。

Tā zài huāyuán lǐ zhāi huā.

She picked flowers in the garden.

她很想知道那束花是谁寄来的。

Tā hěn xiǎng zhīdào nà shù huā shì shéi jì lái de.

She is curious to find who sent the flowers.

她想知道是谁送的花。

Tā xiǎng zhīdào shì shéi sòng de huā.

She wants to know who sent the flowers.

她手里拿着一大束假花。

Tā shǒulǐ názhe yí dà shù jiǎ huā.

She held a large bouquet of artificial flowers in her hands.

她手里拿着花。

Tā shǒulǐ názhe huā.

She is holding flowers in her hand.

她每天呵护着阳台上的花。

Tā měitiān hēhùzhe yángtái shàng de huā.

She tends the flowers on the balcony with care every day.

她给花园里的花都起了名字。

Tā gěi huāyuán lǐ de huā dōu qǐle míngzi.

She named all the flowers in the garden.

她绣的花又精妙又好看。

Tā xiù de huā yòu jīngmiào yòu hǎokàn.

The flowers she embroidered are delicate and beautiful.

她花了好长时间挑帽子。

Tā huāle hǎo cháng shíjiān tiāo màozi.

It took her a long time to choose a hat.

她花了整个下午作饭。

Tā huāle zhěnggè xiàwǔ zuò fàn.

She spent all afternoon cooking.

她花实在太多的时间在网上冲浪。

Tā huā shízài tài duō de shíjiān zài wǎngshàng chōnglàng.

She spends way too much time surfing the web.

她花很多时间练钢琴。

Tā huā hěn duō shíjiān liàn gāngqín.

She spends a lot of time practicing the piano.

她花很多钱买衣服。

Tā huā hěn duō qián mǎi yīfu.

She spends much money on dresses.

她花很多钱在买鞋上。

Tā huā hěn duō qián zài mǎi xié shàng.

She spends a lot of money on shoes.

好花不常开，好景不常在

hǎo huā bù cháng kāi, hǎojǐngbùcháng zài

good flowers don't bloom for ever; good scenery doesn't last

妈妈在花上喷了一点水。

Māma zài huā shàng pēnle yìdiǎn shuǐ.

Mom sprayed a little water on the flowers.

孩子们正在花园里摘花。

Háizimen zhèngzài huāyuán lǐ zhāi huā.

The kids are picking flowers in the garden.

它不会花很长的时间。

Tā búhuì huā hěn cháng de shíjiān.

It won't take so long.

它至少要花五美元。

Tā zhìshǎo yào huā wǔ měiyuán.

It'll cost at least five dollars.

它花了几个月。

Tā huāle jǐ ge yuè.

It took months.

它花了我三年。

Tā huāle wǒ sān nián.

It took me three years.

它花多少钱对你很重要吗？

Tā huā duōshǎo qián duì nǐ hěn zhòngyào ma?

Does it matter to you how much it costs?

完成这个工作不会花太长时间。

Wánchéng zhège gōngzuò búhuì huā tài cháng shíjiān.

It won't take long to finish the job.

屎壳郎戴花，臭美

shǐkélàng dài huā, chòuměi

a dung beetle wearing a flower: stinking beauty

山上有很多野生的花。

Shānshàng yǒu hěn duō yěshēng de huā.

There are lots of wild flowers on the mountain.

应该为这些花遮挡风雨。

Yīnggāi wèi zhèxiē huā zhēdǎng fēngyǔ.

These flowers should be sheltered from the rain.

建新家花了很多钱。

Jiàn xīn jiā huāle hěn duō qián.

Building a new house cost a lot of money.

建这条桥花了不少钱。

Jiàn zhè tiáo qiáo huāle bùshǎo qián.

A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.

忘了浇水，花都枯萎了。

Wàngle jiāoshuǐ, huā dōu kūwěile.

I forgot to water them, and the flowers have all wilted.

忘了浇水，阳台上的花都萎缩了。

Wàngle jiāoshuǐ, yángtái shàng de huā dōu wěisuōle.

I forgot to water them, and all the flowers on the balcony have withered.

我一天花了500美元。

Wǒ yì tiān huāle wǔbǎi měiyuán.

I've spent $500 a day.

我不喜欢假花。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan jiǎ huā.

I don't like artificial flowers.

我不想花高价买这双鞋。

Wǒ bùxiǎng huā gāojià mǎi zhè shuāng xié.

I don't want to pay a high price for these shoes.

我买了两朵漂亮的花。

Wǒ mǎile liǎng duǒ piàoliang de huā.

I buy two pretty flowers.

我们在花园里摘花。

Wǒmen zài huāyuán lǐ zhāi huā.

We picked flowers in the garden.

我们在这里花了太多时间。

Wǒmen zài zhèlǐ huāle tài duō shíjiān.

We've spent too much time here.

我们应该送他花。

Wǒmen yīnggāi sòng tā huā.

We should give him flowers.