发芽 fāyá to sprout Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 发芽 發芽 fā//yá to sprout verb + noun To germinate, bud, or sprout; used for seeds starting to grow or plants producing new leaves. 为什么西瓜种子在果实内不会发芽? wèishénme xīguā zhǒngzi zài guǒshí nèi bùhuì fā yá? Why do watermelon seeds not germinate in the fruit? to begin to develop (Literary) To begin to emerge or take root, used figuratively for ideas, plans, or thoughts. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1.04 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 2.72 per million Cross-References Synonym 萌芽 méngyáSame as 抽芽 chōuyáReferenced by 滋芽 zīyá Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
发芽 發芽 fā//yá to sprout verb + noun To germinate, bud, or sprout; used for seeds starting to grow or plants producing new leaves. 为什么西瓜种子在果实内不会发芽? wèishénme xīguā zhǒngzi zài guǒshí nèi bùhuì fā yá? Why do watermelon seeds not germinate in the fruit? to begin to develop (Literary) To begin to emerge or take root, used figuratively for ideas, plans, or thoughts. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1.04 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 2.72 per million Cross-References Synonym 萌芽 méngyáSame as 抽芽 chōuyáReferenced by 滋芽 zīyá Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)