蝴蝶
hú dié
Pinyin

Definition

蝴蝶
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hú dié
  1. butterfly
  2. CL:隻|只[zhī]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

蝴蝶
hú dié
  1. 1 butterfly
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
招蜂引蝶
zhāo fēng yǐn dié
  1. 1 (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies
  2. 2 (fig.) to attract the opposite sex
  3. 3 to flirt
燕尾蝶
yān wěi dié
  1. 1 swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
破茧成蝶
pò jiǎn chéng dié
  1. 1 lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
  3. 3 to get to a better place after going through difficult period
胡蝶
hú dié
  1. 1 variant: 蝴蝶 hú dié

Idioms (1)

破茧成蝶
pò jiǎn chéng dié
  1. 1 lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
  3. 3 to get to a better place after going through difficult period

Sample Sentences

操场边的秋千上，只有蝴蝶停在上面
cāochǎng biān de qiūqiān shàng ，zhǐ yǒu húdié tíng zài shàngmiàn
On the swing sets along the playground, only butterflies still rest on them.
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嗨，就别钻牛角尖了，咱们不能因噎废食啊，“你若盛开，蝴蝶自来”，只有更好的自己才能遇到更靠谱的对方，再说了婚姻也得靠经营，你别“忧国忧民”了，先脱单再说。
hāi ，jiù bié zuān niújiǎojiān le ，zánmen bùnéng yīnyēfèishí ā ，“nǐ ruò chéngkāi ，húdié zì lái ”，zhǐyǒu gèng hǎo de zìjǐ cáinéng yùdào gèng kàopǔ de duìfāng ，zàishuō le hūnyīn yě děi kào jīngyíng ，nǐ bié “yōuguóyōumín ”le ，xiān tuōdān zài shuō 。
Huh! There's no point in going into that mire. We can't stop eating for fear of choking. It's only when a flower opens that a butterfly may deign to land on it. It's only when you're being your best you that you'll meet someone more reliable. And another thing, marriages are all about how you manage the relationship. First find a way out of singledom, then you can express your lofty concerns about the nation and the people.
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蝴蝶自在飞，花也布满天。
húdié zìzài fēi ，huā yě bùmǎn tiān 。
Butterflies fly freely; flowers fill the world.
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小蝴蝶贪玩耍
xiǎo húdié tān wánshuǎ
The little butterflies play all day,
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要加蝴蝶结吗？
yào jiā húdiéjié ma ？
Do you want to add a bow?
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