<p>That shirt might be the souvenir for the movie "花样年华".  Its English name is "<strong>In the Mood for Love</strong>", according to <a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%8A%B1%E6%A0%B7%E5%B9%B4%E5%8D%8E/35761?fr=aladdin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Baidu</a>.</p>

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2018-07-31T23:48:35.307Z
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dan
<p>I am chinese, i think it means that the best wish your friend giving you.  He thinks you are in the best of your time like beautiful flower.</p>

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<p>It looks like your friend is telling you to get out there and enjoy the prime of your life! Or they had a T-shirt with some weird symbols that they wanted to get rid of.</p>

<p>The characters are: 花样年华 / 花樣年華</p>

<p>The meaning is <strong>The prime of one's life</strong>.</p>

<p>In this phrase, I would take <strong>花样</strong> to mean happy and prosperous, and <strong>年华</strong> to mean time or a time period.</p>

<p>Below is the Pleco entry for this phrase:</p>

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<p>My friend gave me this shirt, I've been trying to figure out what it means. Can anyone translate it?</p>

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See also https://www.chinese-forums.com/forums/topic/8092-%E8%8A%B1%E6%A0%B7%E5%B9%B4%E5%8D%8E/
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What does the lettering on my shirt mean? (Characters identified: 花樣年華)
# What does the lettering on my shirt mean? (Characters identified: 花樣年華)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-31)

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My friend gave me this shirt, I've been trying to figure out what it means. Can anyone translate it?

**Tags:** translation, meaning, character-identification

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: See also https://www.chinese-forums.com/forums/topic/8092-%E8%8A%B1%E6%A0%B7%E5%B9%B4%E5%8D%8E/  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-07-31. Score: 3

That shirt might be the souvenir for the movie "花样年华". Its English name is "**In the Mood for Love**", according to [Baidu](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%8A%B1%E6%A0%B7%E5%B9%B4%E5%8D%8E/35761?fr=aladdin).


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-08-01. Score: 2

I am chinese, i think it means that the best wish your friend giving you. He thinks you are in the best of your time like beautiful flower.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-07-31. Score: 2

It looks like your friend is telling you to get out there and enjoy the prime of your life! Or they had a T-shirt with some weird symbols that they wanted to get rid of.

The characters are: 花样年华 / 花樣年華

The meaning is **The prime of one's life**.

In this phrase, I would take **花样** to mean happy and prosperous, and **年华** to mean time or a time period.

Below is the Pleco entry for this phrase:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/pYHuF.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/pYHuF.jpg)


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