Chinese word dictionary

腋芽

yè yá · axillary bud; bud growing from axil of plant

Practice word

Word information

Simplified腋芽

Traditional腋芽

Pinyinyè 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.

腋yè

armpit

芽yá

bud, shoot, sprout

How to learn 腋芽

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.

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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)

芽yá

bud; sprout