Chinese word dictionary

胚芽

pēi yá · bud; sprout; germ

Practice word

Word information

Simplified胚芽

Traditional胚芽

Pinyinpēi yá

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

胚pēi

embryo; an unfinished thing

芽yá

bud, shoot, sprout

How to learn 胚芽

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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发芽fāyá

(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop

萌芽méngyá

(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; sprout; bud; (also used figuratively)

胚胎pēitāi

embryo

芽yá

bud; sprout