Cherry blossoms are very beautiful.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
樱花
oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom
02
also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 樱花 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 樱花 appears in 11 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
This week the cherry blossoms in the park are in full bloom.
The cherry blossoms are at their best.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 樱花.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 樱花.
Directly before
- 的樱花4
- 看樱花1
- 是樱花1
- 正是樱花1
- 公园樱花1
Directly after
- 樱花的3
- 樱花绽放1
- 樱花非常1
- 樱花最美1
- 樱花现在1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 樱花
What does 樱花 mean in Chinese?
樱花 (yīnghuā) means oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom.
How do you pronounce 樱花?
樱花 is pronounced yīnghuā.
Is 樱花 an HSK word?
樱花 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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