新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon syn 术 術 zhú various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea syn 新人 xīn rén newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens syn 兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 清新 qīng xīn fresh and clean syn 透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge syn 出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available 鲜明 鮮明 xiān míng (of colors) bright / fresh and clear / clear-cut / distinct syn 清爽 qīng shuǎng fresh and cool / relaxed syn 放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information syn 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó vivid / lively / (of food ingredients) live or fresh syn 生菜 shēng cài lettuce / raw fresh vegetables / greens 记忆犹新 記憶猶新 jì yì yóu xīn to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom) syn 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 花香 huā xiāng fragrance of flowers syn 耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing 保鲜 保鮮 bǎo xiān to keep fresh 锦上添花 錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off 花丛 花叢 huā cóng cluster of flowers / inflorescence / flowering shrub syn 鲜奶 鮮奶 xiān nǎi fresh milk 清纯 清純 qīng chún fresh and pure syn 生姜 生薑 shēng jiāng fresh ginger syn 花卉 huā huì flowers and plants syn 花草 huā cǎo flowers and plants syn 毛手毛脚 毛手毛腳 máo shǒu máo jiǎo carelessly and haphazardly / to paw / to grope / to get fresh syn 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 爽口 shuǎng kǒu fresh and tasty syn 献花 獻花 xiàn huā to offer flowers / to lay flowers (as a memorial) 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 黄花 黃花 huáng huā yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl) syn 花坛 花壇 huā tán decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape syn 百花 bǎi huā all kinds of flowers 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 群芳 qún fāng all flowers / all beauties / all talents syn 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 花木 huā mù flowers and trees / plants / flora syn 水灵 水靈 shuǐ líng (of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life / healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright / lustrous syn 青翠 qīng cuì fresh and green / verdant syn 花鸟 花鳥 huā niǎo painting of birds and flowers 生力军 生力軍 shēng lì jūn fresh troops / (fig.) lifeblood / new force 桂花 guì huā osmanthus flowers / Osmanthus fragrans 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) / let the arts have free expression syn 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 移花接木 yí huā jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree / to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom) syn 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world syn 原汁 yuán zhī juice (extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables) / stock (obtained by simmering meat) 喷火 噴火 pēn huǒ to shoot flames / to erupt (of volcanoes) / flaming (of flowers) 采花 採花 cǎi huā to pick flowers / to enter houses at night in order to rape women 鸟语花香 鳥語花香 niǎo yǔ huā xiāng lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom) / fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day 繁花 fán huā flourishing blossom / a mass of flowers / luxuriant flowers syn 生猛 shēng měng full of life / violent / brave / fresh (of seafood) 生鲜 生鮮 shēng xiān fresh produce and freshly prepared foods syn 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom) / fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss syn 养花 養花 yǎng huā growing flowers 百花园 百花園 bǎi huā yuán Garden of Many Flowers (name) / Baihua garden in Hongmiao village 洪廟村|洪庙村[Hong2 miao4 cun1], Shandong 花魁 huā kuí the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom) / (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan syn 三鲜 三鮮 sān xiān three fresh ingredients (in cooking) 活鱼 活魚 huó yú fresh fish / living fish 姹紫嫣红 奼紫嫣紅 chà zǐ yān hóng lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom) / fig. beautiful flowers syn 百花奖 百花獎 bǎi huā jiǎng Hundred Flowers Awards, film prize awarded since 1962 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats syn 鲜菜 鮮菜 xiān cài fresh vegetable 寿桃 壽桃 shòu táo (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu / fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift 纳新 納新 nà xīn to accept the new / to take fresh (air) / fig. to accept new members (to reinvigorate the party) / new blood 吊篮 吊籃 diào lán hanging basket (for flowers) / gondola (of cable car) 借花献佛 借花獻佛 jiè huā xiàn fó lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom) / fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism syn 谢 謝 xiè to thank / (bound form) to apologize / (bound form) to decline / to refuse / (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 扎 紮 zā to tie / to bind / classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle / Taiwan pr. [zha2] syn 摘 zhāi to take / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc) / to select / to pick out / to borrow money at a time of urgent need syn 艳 豔 yàn bright / fresh and attractive / glamorous / (bound form) amorous / romantic / (literary) to admire / to envy syn 掐 qiā to pick (flowers) / to pinch / to nip / to pinch off / to clutch / (slang) to fight syn 旺 wàng prosperous / flourishing / (of flowers) blooming / (of fire) roaring syn 动手动脚 動手動腳 dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo to come to blows / to paw / to grope / to get fresh syn 天花乱坠 天花亂墜 tiān huā luàn zhuì lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom) / fig. extravagant embellishments / hype syn 白蜡树 白蠟樹 bái là shù Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM 窨 xūn to scent tea with flowers / variant of 熏[xun1] 吐故纳新 吐故納新 tǔ gù nà xīn lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new syn 葱翠 蔥翠 cōng cuì fresh green syn 扦 qiān short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc / skewer / prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc / (dialect) to stick in / to bolt (a door) / to arrange (flowers in a vase) / to graft (tree) / to pedicure / to peel (an apple etc) 并蒂莲 並蒂蓮 bìng dì lián lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk / fig. a devoted married couple syn 激浊扬清 激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue syn 鲜货 鮮貨 xiān huò produce / fresh fruits and vegetables / fresh aquatic food / fresh herbs 蕤 ruí fringe / overladen with flowers 干爽 乾爽 gān shuǎng dry and clean / clear and fresh 雾里看花 霧里看花 wù lǐ kàn huā lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom) / fig. blurred vision syn 奇花异卉 奇花異卉 qí huā yì huì exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom) syn 鱻 xiān fresh / rare 避其锐气击其惰归 避其銳氣擊其惰歸 bì qí ruì qì jī qí duò guī to avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws 鱄 zhuān fish (meaning variable: mackerel, anchovy, fresh-water fish) 扬清激浊 揚清激濁 yáng qīng jī zhuó lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue 镜花水月 鏡花水月 jìng huā shuǐ yuè lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom) / fig. an unrealistic rosy view / viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles / also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花 syn 月下花前 yuè xià huā qián lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom) / fig. romantic surroundings 柳绿花红 柳綠花紅 liǔ lǜ huā hóng lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom) / fig. all the colors of spring 百卉千葩 bǎi huì qiān pā myriad plants and flowers (idiom) / rich and colorful 花朝月夕 huā zhāo yuè xī a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August syn 花红柳绿 花紅柳綠 huā hóng liǔ lǜ red flowers and green willow / all the colors of spring syn 现炒现卖 現炒現賣 xiàn chǎo xiàn mài lit. to fry and sell on the spot / fig. (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school 