Key Learning Point (Preview):
花 (huā) n./v. flower/to spend (money)
Chinese Valentines’ Day” 七夕节 ” (Qīxījié) is coming.
Conversation:
Nǐ xǐhuan shénme huā?
Boy: 你 喜欢 什么 花?
Which flowers do you like?
Wǒ xǐhuan liǎng zhǒng huā.
Girl: 我 喜欢 两 种 花.
I like two kinds of flowers.
Nǎ liǎng zhǒng? Wǒ sòng gěi nǐ!
Boy: 哪 两 种? 我 送 给 你!
I’ll get them both for you!
Yǒu qián huā, suíbiàn huā!
Girl: 有 钱 花, 随 便 花!
I can spend money as I wish.
From the above conversation, you can see that the Chinese word “花 (huā)” has drastically different meanings. When used as a noun, it means flower. When used as a verb, it means to spend (money).
Key Learning Point:
花 (huā) n./v. flower/to spend (money)
Examples:
Lily xǐhuan gè zhǒng gè yàng de huā.
Lily 喜欢 各 种 各 样 的 花。
Lily likes all kinds of flowers.
Jiějie shì yíge hěn ài huāqián de rén.
姐姐 是 一个 很 爱 花钱 的 人。
My sister really likes spending money.
Tiān na, wǒ yìtiān jiù huā wán le zhège yuè de gōngzī.
天 哪，我 一天 就 花 完 了 这个 月 的 工资。
My God, I spent my entire month’s salary in one day.
Practice:
1. Which one of the following is not a meaning of “花 (huā)? ”
A. flower B. spend C. salary
Wǒ jīntiān ___le 200 kuài qián.
2. 我 今天___ 了200 块 钱。
I have spent 200 Yuan today.
A. 花 (huā) B. 丢 (diū) C. 挣 (zhèng)
Answers to the practice questions: 1. A 2.B
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