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花样

huā yàng · hua yang

Traditional 花樣

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. pattern
  2. way of doing sth
  3. trick
  4. ruse
  5. fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰 / 花样滑冰 (huā yàng huá bīng) figure skating)
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)那个(nàge)小孩(xiǎohái)，跳绳(tiàoshéng)有(yǒu)好多(hǎoduō)花样(huāyàng)！

    Look at that child. Jumping rope has so many tricks!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)，他(tā)还(hái)能(néng)一边(yībiān)跳(tiào)一边(yībiān)转圈(zhuànquān)。

    Really, he can even spin while jumping.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)只(zhǐ)会(huì)一种(yīzhǒng)，没有(méiyǒu)这么(zhème)多(duō)花样(huāyàng)。

    As a child I only knew one kind. I did not have this many tricks.

  4. Dengdeng

    要不要(yàobùyào)我们(wǒmen)也(yě)学(xué)几个(jǐge)新(xīn)花样(huāyàng)？

    Shall we learn a few new tricks too?

  5. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)！我(wǒ)先(xiān)试(shì)一个(yīgè)……哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)学会(xuéhuì)了(le)新(xīn)花样(huāyàng)，叫(jiào)摔倒(shuāidǎo)！

    Okay! I try one first... Oh no, I learned a new trick, called falling!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)的(de)点(diǎn)心(xin)花(huā)样(yàng)很(hěn)多(duō)，让(ràng)人(rén)难(nán)以(yǐ)选(xuǎn)择(zé)。

This restaurant has many varieties of dim sum, making it hard to choose.

02

她(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)换(huàn)着(zhe)花(huā)样(yàng)做(zuò)早(zǎo)餐(cān)，家(jiā)人(rén)从(cóng)不(bù)觉(jué)得(de)腻(nì)。

She varies breakfast every day, so her family never gets tired of it.

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