# 春暖花开

chūn nuǎn huā kāi

Warm spring weather with flowers coming into bloom

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Spring is warm; flowers open

**Traditional Chinese:** 春暖花開

**Register:** Positive · descriptive

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## When to use it

Describe the arrival of pleasant spring weather or set the scene for a seasonal outing. It can also suggest a hopeful period of fresh growth.

Its clearest meaning is a spring scene. In figurative use, make the connection to renewal clear; it is not a general word for happiness or any warm day.

## Two signs of spring

The expression places two small changes side by side: the air grows warmer, and blossoms open. This makes it an easy way to set a spring scene before describing what people do there. A family might plan a picnic, or a class might watch plants grow in a school garden. The same picture can suggest a fresh beginning, because warmth and blossoms point toward growth. That figurative meaning depends on the surrounding sentence. For a straightforward seasonal description, keep the focus on the weather, flowers, and activities you can observe.

## Examples

等到春暖花开，我们一起去公园看蝴蝶。

### Traditional Chinese

等到春暖花開，我們一起去公園看蝴蝶。

děng dào chūn nuǎn huā kāi ， wǒ men yì qǐ qù gōng yuán kàn hú dié 。

When spring turns warm and the flowers bloom, we will go to the park together to see butterflies.

春暖花开的周末，爸爸带我去花园画画。

### Traditional Chinese

春暖花開的週末，爸爸帶我去花園畫畫。

chūn nuǎn huā kāi de zhōu mò ， bà ba dài wǒ qù huā yuán huà huà 。

On a warm spring weekend with flowers in bloom, Dad took me to draw in the garden.

每到春暖花开的时节，学校就安排一次植物观察活动。

### Traditional Chinese

每到春暖花開的時節，學校就安排一次植物觀察活動。

měi dào chūn nuǎn huā kāi de shí jié ， xué xiào jiù ān pái yí cì zhí wù guān chá huó dòng 。

Each spring, when the weather warms and flowers bloom, the school arranges a plant observation activity.

我在日历上画了小花，盼着春暖花开的日子。

### Traditional Chinese

我在日曆上畫了小花，盼著春暖花開的日子。

wǒ zài rì lì shàng huà le xiǎo huā ， pàn zhe chūn nuǎn huā kāi de rì zi 。

I drew little flowers on the calendar, looking forward to warm spring days with blossoms.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 30, 2026.

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E6%98%A5%E6%9A%96%E8%8A%B1%E5%BC%80)

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=8256&la=0&webMd=2)

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