Word data

HSK Not in HSK

FREQUENCY Unknown

百花齊放，百家爭鳴 bǎi huā qí fàng ， bǎi jiā zhēng míng

let many arts bloom, many ideas compete

Word data

HSK	Not in HSK
Frequency	Unknown

Definitions

1. a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956

Characters

Character	Meaning
百 bǎi HSK 2	hundred; numerous; all kinds of
花 huā HSK 3	to spend (money, time); flower; blossom
齊 qí	neat; even; all together
放 fàng HSK 3	to put; to place; to release
百 bǎi HSK 2	hundred; numerous; all kinds of
家 jiā HSK 1	home; family; classifier for families or businesses
爭 zhēng	to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
鳴 míng	to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound