to sprout; to bud; to put forth shoots
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sprout; to bud; to put forth shoots
Commonly used for plants, seeds, or trees beginning to grow new shoots, especially in spring. Implies the emergence of buds from stems or seeds.
Chūn春
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
liǔ柳
shù树
kāi开
shǐ始
chōu抽
yá芽
。
Spring has arrived, and the willow trees are beginning to sprout.
Zhè这
xiē些
zhǒng种
zi子
mái埋
jìn进
tǔ土
lǐ里
yī一
gè个
xīng星
qī期
hòu后
jiù就
chōu抽
yá芽
le了
。
These seeds sprouted a week after being planted in the soil.
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Nóng农
mín民
men们
jiāo焦
jí急
de地
děng等
dài待
zhe着
zhuāng庄
jia稼
chōu抽
yá芽
。
The farmers were anxiously waiting for the crops to sprout.