Chinese Learning Guide to the Spring Blooming Season

Now that you can see, sense and touch

sping all around you -

let's have a 🌱 botanical 🌱 lesson

and learn the Chinese keywords

you'll need to share your admiration

of the spring blossoms

with your Chinese friends and colleagues!

花朵 Blossoms

              

To begin, let's look at a phrase to describe all the beauty that is happening right now:

开花

kāi huā

to bloom; to blossom

(lit. "to open-flower")

This phrase can be used will all sorts of plants:

🌳 树 shù ∙ tree(s)

🌷 花 huā ∙ flower(s)

🌱 植物 zhíwù ∙ plant(s)

公园 Parks

              

What's your favourite 公园 gōngyuán?

公园

gōngyuán

park

In search of examples of many spring blossoms in one place, we went to Jing'an Sculpture Park in downtown Shanghai.

静安雕塑公园

Jìng'ān Diāosù Gōngyuán

Jing'an Sculpture Park

树 Trees

              

Let's begin with the most popular trees:

01. Cherry

樱花树

yīnghuāshù

cherry tree

02. Plum

梅树

méishù

plum tree

03. Apple

海棠

hǎitáng

flowering apple tree

04. Chinese Redbud

紫荆

zǐjīng

Chinese redbud; bauhunia

05. Magnolia

白玉兰

bái yùlán

white magnolia; Yulan magnolia

06. Lilac

*thanks for this picture to our Beijing laoshi, 张笑笑

紫丁香

zǐdīngxiāng

lilac

花 Flowers

              

Now let's look at some of the popular spring flowers:

01. Tulips

郁金香

yùjīnxiāng

tulip(s)

🌷 粉红色 fěnhóngsè ∙ pink

🔴 红色 hóngsè ∙ red

🟡 黄色 huángsè ∙ yellow

⚪️ 白色 báisè ∙ white

🟣 紫色 zǐsè ∙ purple

02. Lupins

鲁冰花

lǔbīnghuā

lupin(s)

灌木 Bushes

              

Finally, let's look at some of the blossoming bushes you might come across in the streets of China:

01. Rose

玫瑰

méigui

rose(s)

02. Chinese Rose

月季

yuèjì

Chinese rose / Rosa chinensis

03. Rose Hip / Wild Rose

蔷薇

qiángwēi

rose hip / wild rose

到你了 Your Turn

              

Now it's your turn to share with us in comments!

What are your favourite flowers?

你最喜欢什么样的花？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme yàng de huā?

lit. "You-most-like-what-kind-(de)-flowers"?

What's your favourite park?

你最喜欢去哪一个公园？

Nǐ zuì xihuan qù nǎ yī gè gōngyuán?

lit. "You-most-like-to go-which-one-(ge)-park"?

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Practice with Teachers

              

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