Zhè tiáo jiē shang yǒu sānshí jǐ hù rénjiā. There are over thirty households [living] along this
street.
hù 护 TRAD 護 V protect
hùshi 护士 N nurse ■ 护士按照医生的嘱咐给病人 吃药。Hùshi ànzhào yīshēng de zhǔfu gěi bìngrén
chī yào. Nurses administer medicine to patients according to doctors’ instructions.
NOTE: In China nurses are almost exclusively women. To address a nurse politely, use 护士小姐 hùshì
xiǎojiě, e.g. ■ 护士小姐，我还需要吃这个药 吗？ Hùshì xiǎojiě, wǒ hái xūyào chī zhè ge yào ma? Nurse, do I still need
to take this medicine? or you can put her family name before 护士 hùshì, e.g. 张护 士 Zhāng hùshì, 李护士 Lǐ
hùshì.hùzhào 护照 N passport ■ 约翰在北京旅行 的时候，发现护照丢了，就马上和大使馆联 系。
Yuēhàn zài Běijīng lǚxíng de shíhou, fāxiàn hùzhào diū le, jiù mǎshang hé dàshǐguǎn liánxì. While
traveling in Beijing, John found that he had lost his passport and immediately contacted theembassy.
huā 花¹ N flower (朵 duǒ) ■ 花瓶里插了几朵美丽 的花。Huāpíng li chāle jǐ duǒ měilì de huā. Some
beautiful flowers were placed in the vase. ■ 去医 院看病人，可以带一些花。Qù yīyuàn kàn
bìngrén, kěyǐ dài yìxiē huā. You can take some flowers with you when you visit a patient in the
hospital. 种花 zhòng huā plant flowers, do gardening
huābàn 花瓣 N (flower) petal
huālěi 花蕾 N bud
huāpíng 花瓶 N vase
huār 花儿 ADJ full of colors, mottled, loud ■ 这条 裙子太花儿了，你穿不合适。Zhè tiáo qúnzi tài
huār le, nǐ chuān bù héshì. This skirt is too flashy. It’s unsuitable for you to wear.
huāshēng 花生 N peanut 花生酱 huāshēngjiàng peanut butter
huāyuán 花园 [modif: 花 flower + 园 garden] N garden (座 zuò) ■ 这里几乎每座房子都有一个小 花
园。Zhèli jīhū měi zuò fángzi dōu yǒu yí ge xiǎo huāyuán. Almost every house here has a small
garden.
huā 花² V 1 spend ■ 去年我花了两百元买 书。Qùnián wǒ huāle liángbǎi yuán mǎi shū. Last year I
spent 200 yuan on books. ■ 你每天花多少 时间做作业？Nǐ měitiān huā duōshǎo shíjiān zuò
zuòyè? How much time do you spend on assignments every day? 2 cost (money) ■ 这次旅行花 了
我三千块钱。 Zhè cì lǚxíng huāle wǒ sānqiān kuài qián. This trip cost me 3,000 yuan. ■ 在英国
留学一年要花多少钱？ Zài Yīngguó liúxué yì nián yào huā duōshǎo qián? How much would it
cost to study in the UK for a year? 3 take (time) ■ 写这 篇文章花了我整整两天。Xiě zhè piān
wénzhāng huāle wǒ zhěngzhěng liǎng tiān. It took me two full days to write this essay.
NOTE: In writing, the character 化 huā can be used instead of 花 huā as a verb meaning spend, cost, etc.huá 华 TRAD 華 I N China 华人 Huárén foreign citizen of Chinese descent, ethnic Chinese II ADJ magnificent,
gorgeous
huálì 华丽 [comp: 华 magnificent + 丽 beautiful] ADJ gorgeous, magnificent
Huáqiáo 华侨 N overseas Chinese
Huáyì 华裔 N person of Chinese descent
huá 划 TRAD 劃 V scratch or scrape with a sharp object ■ 我的手划破了，不能在花园里干活 了。Wǒ
de shǒu huá pò le, bù néng zài huāyuán li gànhuó le. I’ve scratched my hand. I can’t work in the
garden any more.
huá 滑 ADJ slippery ■ 下雪以后，路上很滑。Xià xuě yǐhòu, lù shang hěn huá. After a snowfall, roads
are slippery.
huábīng 滑冰 V & N skate; ice-skating
huáxuě 滑雪 V & N ski; skiing
huà 化 V melt ■ 太阳出来，雪很快化了。Tàiyang chūlai, xuě hěn kuài huà le. When the sun came
out, the snow melted very quickly.