yá
芽
plant bud; bud-like thing
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
plant bud; sprout
Often used with the neutral suffix 儿 in colloquial speech.
Mài麦
zi子
fā发
yá芽
ér儿
le了
。
The wheat has sprouted.
Chūn春
tiān天
dào到
le了
,
liǔ柳
shù树
zhǎng长
chū出
le了
nèn嫩
lǜ绿
de的
xīn新
yá芽
。
Spring has come, and willows have grown tender green new sprouts.
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Yǔ雨
hòu后
de的
chūn春
sǔn笋
mào冒
chū出
le了
jiān尖
jiān尖
de的
xiǎo小
yá芽
。
Sharp little sprouts poked out of the spring bamboo shoots after the rain.
Bǎ把
xiàng向
rí日
kuí葵
de的
yá芽
yí移
zhí植
dào到
huā花
pén盆
lǐ里
。
Transplant the sunflower sprouts into flower pots.
Wēn温
shì室
lǐ里
de的
fān番
qié茄
yá芽
zhǎng长
de得
hěn很
kuài快
。
The tomato sprouts in the greenhouse grow very quickly.
adjective
bud-like; shaped like a sprout
formalUsed to describe abnormal or unusual growths on a living body or object.
Shāng伤
kǒu口
yù愈
hé合
hòu后
duō多
zhǎng长
chū出
de的
ròu肉
yá芽
。
Excess granulation tissue that grows after a wound heals.
Zhè这
kuài块
mù木
tou头
zhǎng长
chū出
le了
mó蘑
gu菇
zhuàng状
de的
yá芽
zhuàng状
tū凸
qǐ起
。
This piece of wood has developed mushroom-like bud-shaped protrusions.
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Tā他
de的
yá牙
yín龈
shàng上
zhǎng长
le了
yī一
kē颗
xiǎo小
yá芽
sì似
de的
nóng脓
bāo包
。
A bud-like pustule grew on his gum.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
duō多
ròu肉
zhí植
wù物
huì会
zài在
jīng茎
bù部
zhǎng长
chū出
xiǎo小
yá芽
。
This succulent plant will grow small bud-like offshoots on its stems.
Dòng冻
shāng伤
de的
tǔ土
dòu豆
huì会
zhǎng长
chū出
bái白
sè色
de的
yá芽
zhuàng状
méi霉
bān斑
。
Frost-damaged potatoes will grow white bud-like mold spots.