Chinese word

绽放

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhàn fàng

Meaning

  • verbbloom

Example

春天公园里的樱花都绽放了。chūn tiān gōng yuán lǐ de yīng huā dōu zhàn fàng le

All the cherry blossoms in the park bloomed in spring.

Illustration for 绽放 (bloom)

More examples

年轻的艺术家在舞台上绽放自信，赢得了掌声。nián qīng de yì shù jiā zài wǔ tái shàng zhàn fàng zì xìn yíng dé le zhǎng shēng

The young artist radiated confidence on stage and won applause.

Core concept

Something closed unfolds from within and suddenly presents its full shape to the world.

Common phrases

  • 绽放自信zhàn fàng zì xìn

    radiate confidence

  • 绽放青春zhàn fàng qīng chūn

    shine with youth

  • 绽放生命力zhàn fàng shēng mìng lì

    radiate vitality

Similar words

开花kāi huā: Begin to flower as a bud opens and reveals a flower.
盛开shèng kāi: Reach full bloom, with many flowers open at the same time.
花开huā kāi: Come into flower, simply describing the appearance of a bloom.

Definition in Chinese

花朵从含苞到完全打开，呈现出开放的状态；也常用于比喻笑容等显现的瞬间。huā duǒ cóng hán bāo dào wán quán dǎ kāi chéng xiàn chū kāi fàng de zhuàng tài yě cháng yòng yú bǐ yù xiào róng děng xiǎn xiàn de shùn jiān

Word origin

The compound 绽放 (zhànfàng, "to bloom") joins 绽 (zhàn, "split open") with 放 (fàng, "let go"), linking the idea of breaking open with outward release.

Usage tips

  • This verb is common in polished descriptions, captions, and expressive writing, so it can sound more colorful than the neutral wording used in routine conversation.

Other meanings

  • bloom fullyverb
  • start to bloomverb
  • openverb

Opposites

  • 凋零diāo língwitherverb
  • 枯萎kū wěiwiltverb

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