萌芽

méng yá

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. to sprout (lit. or fig.)
2. to bud
3. to germinate
4. germ
5. seed
6. bud

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 出现 chū xiàn 出现 chū xiàn to appear something beginning to appear: to appear
• 诞生 dàn shēng 诞生 dàn shēng to be born the birth of something new: to be born

Synonyms

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• 发芽 fā yá 发芽 fā yá to germinate literal meaning of plants sprouting: to germinate
• 萌生 méng shēng 萌生 méng shēng to burgeon figurative sense of emerging feelings or ideas: to burgeon

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in the phrase '萌芽状态' (embryonic stage) to describe something in its early development.

Example Sentences

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春天来了，种子开始 萌芽 。

Spring has come, and the seeds begin to sprout.

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Child Words of 萌芽

• 芽 芽 yá: bud
• 萌 萌 méng: to sprout