花

Meaning(verb, noun, adjective)

surname Hua

花 + time/money = to spend; compare 用 (to use) and 开花 (to bloom).

Examples

• 公园里的花都开了。

  gōng yuán lǐ de huā dōu kāi le.

  The flowers in the park are all in bloom.

• 这次旅游花了很多钱。

  zhè cì lǚ yóu huā le hěn duō qián.

  This trip cost a lot of money.

• 我每天花一个小时学汉语。

  wǒ měi tiān huā yí gè xiǎo shí xué hàn yǔ.

  I spend an hour a day studying Chinese.

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