芽

Bud in Chinese: 芽 (yá)

yá

bud

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1bud
  2. 2sprout

Stroke order

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芽

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧㄚˊ

yá

ㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 春天到了,树上长出了新芽。

    chūn tiān dào le, shù shàng cháng chū le xīn yá。

    Spring has come, and new sprouts have grown on the trees.

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Related words

萌芽

méng yá

to sprout (lit. or fig.)

哑

yǎ

mute

烟囱

yān cōng

chimney

烟火

yān huǒ

smoke and fire

淹

yān

to flood

延

yán

to prolong

延缓

yán huǎn

to defer

延误

yán wu

to delay

严谨

yán jǐn

rigorous

严禁

yán jìn

to strictly prohibit

严峻

yán jùn

grim

严密

yán mì

strict

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