to sprout; germinate; bud
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sprout; to germinate; to bud
dialectA dialectal term primarily used in northern Chinese to describe seeds or plants beginning to grow shoots. Often takes the 'r' suffix (erhua) in spoken language.
Zhǒng种
zi子
zài在
chūn春
tiān天
zī滋
yá芽
le了
。
The seeds sprouted in spring.
Zhè这
xiē些
tǔ土
dòu豆
yǐ已
jīng经
kāi开
shǐ始
zī滋
yá芽
r儿
le了
，
bù不
néng能
chī吃
le了
。
These potatoes have already started sprouting and can't be eaten anymore.
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Jīn今
nián年
yǔ雨
shuǐ水
hǎo好
，
zhuāng庄
jia稼
dōu都
zī滋
yá芽
le了
。
This year the rainfall has been good, and all the crops have sprouted.