繁花似锦

繁花似錦
fánhuā-sìjǐn
idiom #62,799

Meanings

  1. 1 flowers in profusion like brocade
  2. 2 a riot of beautiful blooms; (fig.) flourishing, splendid

Examples

HSK 5
Gǎigé kāifàng hòu, jīngjì fāzhǎn fánhuāsìjǐn.
After reform and opening up, economic development flourished like a field of flowers.
HSK 7-9
Chūntiān de gōngyuán fánhuāsìjǐn, yóurén rú zhī.
In spring the park is a brocade of flowers, packed with visitors.

Tips

usage
Literal scenery use is most common - spring gardens, flowering streets. Figurative use describes any flourishing state (careers, industries, cultures).
memory
锦 (jǐn) is patterned brocade silk - the oldest Chinese metaphor for something densely beautiful. Same 锦 as 锦绣河山 ('brocade rivers and mountains' = beautiful country).

Stroke Order

繁 fán
花 huā
似 sì
锦 jǐn