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烟花

yān huā · yan hua

Traditional 煙花

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. fireworks
  2. prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
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Too busy to watch the fireworks

  1. Liangliang

    今晚(jīnwǎn)广场(guǎngchǎng)有(yǒu)烟花(yānhuā)表演(biǎoyǎn)。

    There is a fireworks show in the square tonight.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)看(kàn)烟花(yānhuā)了(le)！

    Really? I love watching fireworks the most!

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)得(děi)早点(zǎodiǎn)去(qù)，不然(bùrán)人(rén)太(tài)多(duō)。

    We have to go early, or there will be too many people.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)带(dài)手机(shǒujī)拍照(pāizhào)。

    OK, I will bring my phone to take photos.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，烟花(yānhuā)开始(kāishǐ)了(le)！

    Look, the fireworks have started!

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)光顾着(guānggùzhe)拍照(pāizhào)，都(dōu)没(méi)看(kàn)烟花(yānhuā)。

    I was so busy taking photos that I did not watch the fireworks.

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2 examples
01

昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)，烟(yān)花(huā)厂(chǎng)发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)爆(bào)炸(zhà)。

Yesterday, an explosion occurred at the fireworks factory.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by shanghainese · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

节(jié)日(rì)晚(wǎn)上(shang)，孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)广(guǎng)场(chǎng)上(shàng)看(kàn)烟(yān)花(huā)。

On the festival evening, the children watch fireworks in the square.

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