1. as (in the capacity of)
2. to take sth as
3. to act as
4. to serve as
5. to behave as
6. to become
7. to be
8. to do
9. by (in the passive voice)

1. because of
2. for
3. to

1. flower
2. blossom
3. fancy pattern
4. florid
5. to spend (money, time)
6. (coll.) lecherous
7. lustful

classifiers: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇

1. variant of 花 huā
2. flower
3. blossom
4. also pr. wěi

1. to shelter
2. to shelter from

1. wind and rain
2. the elements
3. (fig.) trials and hardships