萌
芽

To sprout (lit. or fig.) in Chinese: 萌芽 (méng yá)

méng yá

to sprout (lit. or fig.)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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萌
芽

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄇㄥˊ

méng

ㄇ/ mㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄚˊ

yá

ㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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

  • 这些新想法还处在萌芽阶段。

    zhè xiē xīn xiǎng fǎ hái chù zài méng yá jiē duàn。

    These new ideas are still in the budding stage.

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Related words

芽

yá

bud

萌发

méng fā

to sprout

盟友

méng yǒu

ally

朦胧

méng lóng

(literary) (of moonlight) dim

猛烈

měng liè

fierce

猛然

měng rán

suddenly

梦幻

mèng huàn

dream

弥补

mí bǔ

to complement

弥漫

mí màn

to pervade

迷惑

mí huo

to puzzle

迷惑不解

mí huò bù jiě

to feel puzzled

迷恋

mí liàn

to be infatuated with

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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