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花哨 (huā shào): Gaudy (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

花哨 consists of 2 characters.

花 • huā • spend • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

huā花

spend

哨 • shào • sentry; whistle; chirp • HSK 2.0 L6

HSK 6

shào哨

sentry; whistle; chirp

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Pinyinhuā shào

Meaninggaudy, flashy, fancy

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxadjective

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Example Sentences with 花哨

Zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

tài太

huā花

shào哨

le了

。

This piece of clothing is too gaudy.

Tā他

bù不

xǐ喜

huan欢

huā花

shào哨

de的

shè设

jì计

Zhè这

ge个

bāo包

zhuāng装

suī虽

rán然

huā花

shào哨

，

dàn

，

zhǐ只

ài爱

jiǎn简

dān单

de的

fēng风

gé格

。

He doesn't like flashy designs, only simple styles.

但

lǐ里

miàn面

de的

dōng东

xi西

zhì质

liàng量

hěn很

chà差

。

This packaging is flashy, but the stuff inside is of poor quality.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 花哨.

Words with 花

开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower
花园huā yuángarden
鲜花xiān huāflower
零花钱líng huā qiánpocket money
花生huā shēngpeanut
花费huā fèiexpense
兰花lán huāorchid
梅花méi huāplum blossom

Words with 哨

口哨儿kǒu shào erwhistle
前哨qián shàooutpost, vanguard
口哨kǒu shàowhistle
哨兵shào bīngsentry; guard
哨子

shào zi

whistle

岗哨gǎng shàosentry post, guard post

放哨fàng shàoto stand guard

瞭望哨liào wàng shàoobservation post; lookout