鲜花 xiānhuā
Fresh flowers
What 鲜花 means
- Fresh flowers
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Sounds the same as 鲜花
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Questions about 鲜花
What does 鲜花 mean in English?
鲜花 is pronounced xiānhuā and means Fresh flowers.
How do you pronounce 鲜花?
鲜花 is xiānhuā in pinyin — written xianhua without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 鲜花?
鲜花 is written with 2 characters: 鲜 (xiān / xiǎn) Fresh (bright - delicious); Few (rare), 花 (huā) Flower (fancy - blossom). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
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