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title: "Kaihua Meaning: 开花 (kāihuā) Means “to bloom”"
description: "开花 (traditional 開花, kāihuā) means “to bloom; to blossom”. Hear its tones, see what 开 and 花 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaihua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 开花 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

开花 kāihuā

## to bloom; to blossom

## It can also mean

- (fig.) to flourish; to spring up everywhere
- (fig.) to burst open; to split open

## Its characters

1. 开 kāi to bloom
2. 花 huā flower

## In a sentence

春天到了，桃树开花了。 Spring has come and the peach trees are in bloom.

我呢，就跟她说上海哪里**开花**了，地铁上遇到了什么有趣的人。

From [打错的电话 · The wrong number: a Sunday phone call in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-wrong-number-chinese-story#library-word-405-407)

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## More words with 开 or 花

- [打开 dǎkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dakai)
- [分开 fēnkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenkai)
- [公开 gōngkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongkai)
- [花瓣 huābàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaban)
- [花朵 huāduǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaduo)
- [花费 huāfèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huafei)
- [花卉 huāhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huahui)
- [花生 huāshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huasheng)
- [花样 huāyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayang)
- [花园 huāyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayuan)

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