发
育

To develop in Chinese: 发育 (fā yù)

fā yù

to develop

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 發育1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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发
育

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄩˋ

yù

ㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

发育

Simplified

發育

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个年纪的孩子身体发育得很快。

    zhè ge nián jì de hái zi shēn tǐ fā yù dé hěn kuài。

    Children at this age grow and develop very quickly.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

体育

tǐ yù

sports

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

教育

jiào yù

to educate

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

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