萌发

萌發

méngfā

verb HSK 7 #45,734

Meanings

1 to sprout
2 to germinate
3 to emerge (of ideas or feelings)

Characters

to sprout; to bud

to send out; to emit; to develop

Examples

春天到了，种子开始萌发。

Chūntiān dào le, zhǒngzi kāishǐ méngfā.

Spring has arrived and the seeds have begun to sprout.

他心里萌发了一个新的想法。

Tā xīnlǐ méngfā le yī gè xīn de xiǎngfǎ.

A new idea emerged in his mind.

在那一刻，她萌发了学中文的念头。

Zài nà yīkè, tā méngfā le xué Zhōngwén de niàntou.

At that moment, the thought of learning Chinese sprouted in her mind.

Tips

usage

萌发 is used both literally (plants sprouting) and figuratively (ideas, feelings, desires emerging). The figurative use is more common in writing. Compare with 萌芽 (méngyá), which also means to sprout but is more often used as a noun.

Stroke Order

萌 méng

发 fā