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发霉 (fā méi): To become moldy (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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发霉 consists of 2 characters.

发 • fā • to send (an email) • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

fā发

to send (an email)

霉 • méi • mold; mildew; to become moldy

méi霉

mold; mildew; to become moldy

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Pinyinfā méi

Meaningto become moldy; to mildew

Characters2

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Example Sentences with 发霉

Miàn面

bāo包

fàng放

tài太

jiǔ久

huì会

fā发

méi霉

。

Bread will become moldy if left too long.

Zhè这

xiē些

jiù旧

shū书

yīn因

wèi为

cháo潮

shī湿

dōu都

fā

发

méi霉

le了

。

These old books have all become moldy due to dampness.

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More common words that include characters from 发霉.

Words with 发

发烧fā shāofever; have a fever
发现fā xiàndiscover
头发tóu fahair
出发chū fāset off; depart
发出fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
发展fā zhǎndevelop
发生fā shēnghappen
发送fā sòngto transmit

Words with 霉

倒霉dǎo méifall on hard times; have bad luck
霉菌méi jūnmold, fungus
青霉素qīng méi sùpenicillin