繁华 fánhuá flourishing
flourishing; bustling
How to remember 繁华: 繁 complex + 华 flowery = flourishing.
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How it is used
- Bustling and prosperous, of a city/district - 繁华的街道 (fánhuá de jiēdào) a busy, flourishing street; 繁华都市 a bustling metropolis.
- Specifically about lively, developed urban prosperity (shops, crowds, lights).
- Distinguish from 繁荣 (fánróng, prosperous/thriving in a broader economic sense).