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发芽 (fā yá): Sprout (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

发芽 consists of 2 characters.

to send (an email)

sprout, bud, shoot

How to Use 发芽 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 发芽 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith迅速

xùn迅

sù速

fā发

yá芽

neutral

sprout quickly

Subject + Verb

tǔ土

dòu豆

fā发

yá芽

neutral

potatoes sprout

Verb + Verbwith开始

kāi开

shǐ始

fā发

yá芽

Verb + Nounwith率

fā发

yá芽

lǜ率

formalWritten

Example Sentences with 发芽

zhǒng种

zi子

fā发

yá芽

le了

。

The seed has sprouted.

zhǒng种

zi子

fā发

yá芽

neutral

seeds sprout

neutral

begin to sprout

germination rate

zài在

shì适

yí宜

de的

wēn温

dù度

hé和

shī湿

dù度

xià下

，

zhè这

xiē些

dòu豆

zǐ子

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

huì会

fā发

yá芽

。

Under suitable temperature and humidity, these beans will sprout very soon.

nǐ你

shàng上

zhōu周

zhǒng种

xià下

de的

nà那

xiē些

tǔ土

dòu豆

，

xiàn现

zài在

yǒu有

méi没

yǒu有

fā发

yá芽

ne呢

？

Have those potatoes you planted last week sprouted yet?

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chūn春

tiān天

dào到

le了

，

shù树

shàng上

de的

xīn新

yá芽

kāi开

shǐ始

fā发

yá芽

。

Spring has arrived, and new buds on the trees are starting to sprout.

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

yáng阳

guāng光

，

chuāng窗

tái台

shàng

suī虽

rán然

zhǒng种

zi子

yǐ已

jīng经

fā发

yá芽

，

jīng经

guò过

jǐ几

tiān天

de的

jiāo浇

shuǐ水

，

huā花

pén

kàn看

dào到

zhè这

xiē些

nèn嫩

yá芽

cóng从

tǔ土

lǐ里

zuàn

上

de的

zhí植

wù物

shǐ始

zhōng终

méi没

yǒu有

fā发

yá芽

。

Due to a lack of sunlight, the plants on the windowsill never sprouted.

dàn

但

hái还

xū需

yào要

jīng精

xīn心

zhào照

liào料

cái才

néng能

zhuó茁

zhuàng壮

chéng成

zhǎng长

。

Although the seeds have sprouted, they still need careful nurturing to grow strong.

盆

lǐ里

de的

zhǒng种

zi子

zhōng终

yú于

fā发

yá芽

le了

。

After several days of watering, the seeds in the flowerpot finally sprouted.

钻

chū出

lái来

，

wǒ我

gǎn感

jué觉

xīn新

shēng生

mìng命

zhèng正

zài在

fā发

yá芽

。

Seeing these tender shoots emerge from the soil, I feel new life is sprouting.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 发芽.

Words with 发

发烧fā shāoHSK 3
发现fā xiànHSK 3
头发tóu faHSK 3
出发chū fāHSK 4
发展fā zhǎnHSK 4
发生fā shēngHSK 4
沙发shā fāHSK 4
理发lǐ fàHSK 4

Words with 芽

萌芽méng yá