发育

fā yù

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to develop
2. to mature
3. growth
4. development
5. (sexually) mature

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 停滞 tíng zhì 停滞 tíng zhì stagnation 发育停滞，不再成长: stagnation

Related words

2 items

• 成长 chéng zhǎng 成长 chéng zhǎng to mature 指人、动物或植物的成长过程: to mature
• 成熟 chéng shú 成熟 chéng shú mature; ripe 指发育完成，变得成熟: mature; ripe

Usage notes

Collocations

发育 is often used with 身体 (body), 大脑 (brain), or 器官 (organ) to specify what is developing, as in 身体发育 (physical development).

Common mistakes

Learners often confuse 发育 with 发展; 发育 is mainly for biological growth, while 发展 is for broader abstract development like economy or society.

Example Sentences

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青少年时期是身体 发育 的重要阶段。

Adolescence is an important stage of physical development.

胚胎在母体内逐渐 发育 。

The embryo gradually develops inside the mother's body.

医生正在检查胎儿的 发育 情况。

The doctor is checking the development of the fetus.

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Words Containing 发育

• 发育期 发育期 fā yù qī: puberty
• 发育生物学 发育生物学 fā yù shēng wù xué: developmental biology

Child Words of 发育

• 发 发 fā: to send out
• 发 发 fà: hair
• 育 育 yù: to have children