Spring is here! What kind of flowers are blooming near your home? Do you enjoy flower viewing? When you see a beautiful sea of blossoms, does it make your heart “bloom with joy”? As the saying goes, “Pick the flowers while they bloom; don’t wait until there are only bare branches left.” Let’s seize the chance to enjoy this limited-time beauty gifted by nature together!

春天來了，你家附近有什麼花呢？你喜歡賞花嗎？看到美麗的花海，是否會讓你「心花朵朵開」？「花開堪折直須折，莫待無花空折枝」，讓我們一起把握大自然給予的期間限定美景吧！

1. 花相關動作與形態

• 賞花shǎnghuā: flower viewing / enjoy the blossoms

• 開花kāihuā: bloom / blossom

• 花海huāhǎi: sea of flowers / floral sea

• 花苞huābāo: flower bud

2. 常見花卉名稱

• 櫻花yīnghuā: cherry blossoms

• 木棉花mùmiánhuā: kapok flowers / cotton tree flowers

• 杜鵑花dùjuānhuā: azaleas

3. 與花相關的感官與生物

• 視覺shìjué: visual perception / sight

• 花香huāxiāng: floral scent / fragrance of flowers

• 蜜蜂mìfēng: bees

4. 顏色詞

• 粉紅色fěnhóngsè: pink

• 桃花色táohóngsè: peach blossom pink

• 橘紅色júhóngsè: orange-red

• 深橘紅shēnjúsè: deep orange-red

5. 地點與活動

• 大安森林公園dà’ān sēnlín gōngyuán: Daan Forest Park

• 杜鵑花季dùjuānhuājì: Azalea Festival

6. 花與情緒的比喻

• 心花怒放xīnhuānùfàng: be wild with joy / overjoyed

• 心花朵朵開xīnhuā duǒduǒ kāi: (literal: “the heart blossoms”) be delighted / have a blooming heart

7. 過敏相關

• 花粉症huāfěnzhèng: hay fever / pollen allergy

• 花粉過敏huāfěn guòmǐn: allergic to pollen

8. 其他相關詞語

• 眉頭一皺méitóu yízhòu: furrow one’s brows

• 期間限定qíjiān xiàndìng: limited-time offer / seasonal special

• 颳風下雨guāfēng xiàyǔ: windy and rainy

9. 詩句

• 花開堪折直須折，莫待無花空折枝:

huākāi kānzhé zhíxū zhé，mòdài wúhuā kōngzhézhī

“Pick the flowers while they bloom; don’t wait until there are only bare branches left.”

(Meaning: Seize opportunities while they last.)

10. 經濟相關

• 產值chǎnzhí: output value / production value / economic value

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