才华 cáihuá talent
How to remember 才华: 才 only just + 华 flowery = talent.
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How it is used
- Talent / brilliance - especially artistic or literary gift: 才华横溢 (cáihuá héngyì) overflowing with talent, 有才华 (talented).
- The displayed brilliance/gift a person possesses.
- Compare 才能 (cáinéng, ability/capability, broader) and 天才 (innate genius); 才华 leans creative/intellectual flair.
Example sentences
- 汤姆是个很有才华的作家。 Tāngmǔ shì gè hěn yǒu cáihuá de zuòjiā.Tom is a very talented writer.