sprout; bud; embryonic stage
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to sprout; to bud; to germinate; (figurative) to be in an embryonic stage
Commonly used in the fixed phrase 萌芽状态 to describe something in its initial stage.
Chūn春
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
cǎo草
mù木
kāi开
shǐ始
méng萌
yá芽
。
Spring has arrived, and the grass and trees are beginning to sprout.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
mù目
qián前
hái还
chù处
zài在
méng萌
yá芽
zhuàng状
tài态
。
This matter is still in an embryonic stage at present.
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Xīn新
jì技
shù术
zhèng正
zài在
méng萌
yá芽
jiē阶
duàn段
。
The new technology is currently in the budding stage.
noun
sprout; seedling; (figurative) embryo; rudiment
formalOften used in formal or academic contexts to describe the early signs of social, economic, or cultural developments.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
ài爱
hù护
xīn新
shēng生
shì事
wù物
de的
méng萌
yá芽
。
We must cherish the embryonic forms of new things.
Zhè这
shì是
xīn新
xíng型
shēng生
chǎn产
guān关
xì系
de的
méng萌
yá芽
。
This is the rudiment of a new type of production relations.
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Zài在
jiù旧
zhì制
dù度
nèi内
bù部
chū出
xiàn现
le了
zī资
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
de的
méng萌
yá芽
。
Within the old system, the seeds of capitalism appeared.