芽 yá HSK7 bud Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 3 yá 3 bud 2sprout 1 3 sentences 春天到了,柳树的枝条上长满了绿色的嫩芽。 chūntiān dào le, liǔshù de zhītiáo shàng zhǎngmǎn le lǜsè de nèn yá. Spring has arrived, and the willow branches are covered in green buds. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary老师告诉我们,新颖最初的意思是新长出来的芽。 lǎoshī gàosu wǒmen, xīnyǐng zuìchū de yìsi shì xīn zhǎng chulai de yá. The teacher told us that the word 'xinying' (novel) originally meant a newly sprouted bud. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他在花盆里种下的种子已经冒出了小芽。 tā zài huāpén lǐ zhòng xià de zhǒngzi yǐjīng màochū le xiǎo yá. The seeds he planted in the flowerpot have already sprouted. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary