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HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. bud
2. sprout

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• 苗 miáo 苗 miáo sprout 植物生长: sprout
• 发芽 fā yá 发芽 fā yá to germinate 种子萌发: to germinate

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芽 is a noun for a bud or sprout; it is not a verb. To say 'to sprout', use 发芽.

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春天来了，树枝上长出了嫩绿的 芽 。

Spring has come, and tender green buds have appeared on the branches.

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Words Containing 芽

• 萌芽 萌芽 méng yá: to sprout (lit. or fig.)
• 侧芽 侧芽 cè yá: axillary bud
• 催芽 催芽 cuī yá: to promote germination
• 嫩芽 嫩芽 nèn yá: tender shoots
• 小麦胚芽 小麦胚芽 xiǎo mài pēi yá: wheat germ
• 新芽 新芽 xīn yá: new shoot; new sprout
• 滋芽 滋芽 zī yá: (dialect) to sprout
• 球芽甘蓝 球芽甘蓝 qiú yá gān lán: Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera)
• 发芽 发芽 fā yá: to germinate
• 肉毒梭状芽孢杆菌 肉毒梭状芽孢杆菌 ròu dú suō zhuàng yá bāo gǎn jūn: Clostridium difficile (bacterium causing gut infection)
• 胚芽 胚芽 pēi yá: bud
• 胚芽米 胚芽米 pēi yá mǐ: semipolished rice (i.e. rice minus the husk, but including the germ)
• 胚芽鞘 胚芽鞘 pēi yá qiào: coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)
• 腋芽 腋芽 yè yá: axillary bud
• 芽苗 芽苗 yá miáo: a shoot
• 蜡样芽孢杆菌 蜡样芽孢杆菌 là yàng yá bāo gǎn jūn: (microbiology) Bacillus cereus
• 豆芽 豆芽 dòu yá: bean sprout
• 豆芽菜 豆芽菜 dòu yá cài: bean sprouts
• 顶芽 顶芽 dǐng yá: terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)
• 麦芽 麦芽 mài yá: malt
• 麦芽糊精 麦芽糊精 mài yá hú jīng: maltodextrin
• 麦芽糖 麦芽糖 mài yá táng: maltose (sweet syrup)
• 麦芽糖醇 麦芽糖醇 mài yá táng chún: maltitol, a sugar alcohol