méng​dòng

to sprout

  • created reference approved 萌动/萌動 → 萌发/萌發 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    萌动 / 萌動 méng​dòng

    萌发 / 萌發 méng​fā

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 萌动/萌動 · méng​dòng · to sprout — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    萌动 / 萌動

    méng​dòng

    to sprout

    To start to sprout or shoot forth; specifically refers to the buds or seeds of plants in early spring.

    萌 (literal) → 萌 · méng · to sprout 动 (literal) → 动/動 · dòng · to move

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 萌动/萌動 · méng​dòng · to emerge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    萌动 / 萌動

    méng​dòng

    to emerge

    To begin to stir; used for things like ideas, feelings, or actions that are starting to form or take shape.

    萌 (literal) → 萌 · méng · to emerge 动 (literal) → 动/動 · dòng · to act

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense