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萌发 (méng fā): Sprout (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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萌发 consists of 2 characters.

sprout, bud; to begin, to germinate

to send (an email)

How to Use 萌发 in Sentences

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

Subject + Verbwith种子

zhǒng种

zi子

méng萌

fā发

neutral

seed germination

Verb + Complementwith出来

méng萌

fā发

chū出

lái来

Verb + Object

méng萌

fā发

xī希

wàng望

neutral

germinate hope

Adverb + Verbwith悄然

qiǎo悄

rán然

méng萌

fā发

Example Sentences with 萌发

chūn春

tiān天

lái来

le了

，

zhǒng种

zi子

neutral

sprout forth

méng萌

fā发

xīn新

yá芽

neutral

sprout new buds

formal

Written

quietly sprout

kāi

开

shǐ始

méng萌

fā发

。

Spring has come, and the seeds begin to sprout.

jīng经

guò过

màn漫

cháng长

de的

dōng冬

jì季

，

yuán园

zhōng中

de的

zhǒng种

zi子

zhōng终

yú于

méng萌

fā发

le了

xīn新

yá芽

。

After the long winter, the seeds in the garden finally sprouted new buds.

zài在

shēn深

rù入

diào调

yán研

hòu后

，

tuán团

duì队

nèi内

bù部

méng萌

fā发

le了

gǎi改

gé革

xiàn现

yǒu有

liú流

chéng程

de的

gòng共

shí识

。

After in-depth research, a consensus to reform the existing processes sprouted within the team.

Show 5 More Sentences

kàn看

dào到

hái孩

zi子

men们

de的

xiào笑

liǎn脸

，

wǒ我

xīn心

zhōng中

méng萌

fā发

le了

xīn新

de的

xī希

wàng望

。

Seeing the children's smiling faces, a new hope sprouted in my heart.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

céng曾

yīn因

mǒu某

gè个

shùn瞬

jiān间

ér

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tiáo条

jiàn件

jiān艰

kǔ苦

，

dàn但

xī希

wàng

zài在

yuè阅

dú读

zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

guò过

chéng程

zhōng

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

yáng阳

guāng光

，

nà那

xiē些

yòu

而

méng萌

fā发

gǎi改

biàn变

rén人

shēng生

de的

niàn念

tou头

？

Have you ever sprouted the idea of changing your life because of a certain moment?

望

de的

zhǒng种

zi子

cóng从

wèi未

tíng停

zhǐ止

méng萌

fā发

。

Despite the harsh conditions, the seeds of hope never stopped sprouting.

中

，

yí一

gè个

dà大

dǎn胆

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

zài在

tā他

nǎo脑

hǎi海

zhōng中

méng萌

fā发

。

While reading this book, a bold idea sprouted in his mind.

幼

miáo苗

bìng并

wèi未

rú如

qī期

méng萌

fā发

。

Due to a lack of sunlight, those seedlings did not sprout as expected.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 萌发.

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萌芽méng yá

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