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chūn 春 nuǎn 暖 huā 花 kāi 开

春暖花开 chūn nuǎn huā kāi

warm spring days when the flowers bloom

Literally: spring warm flowers open

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Attested in Ming dynasty writing; widely known from a modern poem by Hai Zi.

How to use it

Attributive or predicate, often as a time phrase; positive. Often 春暖花开的时候.

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  1. 等到春暖花开的时候，我们一起去爬山。
    Děngdào chūn nuǎn huā kāi de shíhou, wǒmen yīqǐ qù páshān.
    When the warm spring days come and the flowers bloom, let's go hiking together.
    wait-until spring warm flowers open (particle) time, we together go climb-mountain
  2. 三月的北京春暖花开，非常漂亮。
    Sān yuè de Běijīng chūn nuǎn huā kāi, fēicháng piàoliang.
    In March Beijing is warm and in bloom, and very beautiful.
    March (particle) Beijing spring warm flowers open, extremely beautiful

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