豆蔻年華 dòu kòu nián huá

a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
  2. 2. a budding beauty

Characters

Character Meaning
豆 dòu HSK 5
bean; pea; variant of 豆dòu
蔻 kòu
see 肉豆蔻ròu dòu kòu nutmeg, 豆蔻dòu kòu cardamon
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)
華 huá
abbr. for China; magnificent; splendid