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    Expressing "to spend" (money or time) with 花 (huā)

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    Structure

    Subject + 花 + Amount + (Money/Time)

    Explanation

    The verb 花 (huā) means "to spend" when referring to money, time, or effort. While 花 also means "flower" as a noun, its verbal usage for spending is extremely common in daily Chinese. For example, you might ask someone 花了多少钱 (how much did you spend).

    Examples

    • 这件衣服花了我三百块，你觉得值吗？

      Zhè jiàn yīfú huā le wǒ sānbǎi kuài, nǐ juéde zhí ma?

      This piece of clothing cost me three hundred yuan—do you think it was worth it?

    • 他每天花两个小时学中文，进步很快。

      Tā měitiān huā liǎng gè xiǎoshí xué Zhōngwén, jìnbù hěn kuài.

      He spends two hours every day studying Chinese and is making fast progress.

    • 别在这种东西上花太多钱，不划算。

      Bié zài zhè zhǒng dōngxī shàng huā tài duō qián, bù huásuàn.

      Don't spend too much money on this kind of thing—it's not worth it.

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