萌
发

To sprout in Chinese: 萌发 (méng fā)

méng fā

to sprout

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

Definitions

  1. 1to sprout
  2. 2to shoot
  3. 3to bud

Stroke order

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萌
发

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄥˊ

méng

ㄇ/ mㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

萌发

Simplified

萌發

Traditional

Example sentences

See 萌发 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 春天一到，种子开始萌发。

    chūn tiān yí dào， zhǒng zi kāi shǐ méng fā。

    When spring arrives, the seeds begin to sprout.

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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

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

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

发达

fā dá

well-developed

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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