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germinate in Chinese

germinate in Chinese is 發芽 — germinate means for a seed, to start growing and send out roots and leaves.

germinate in Chinese

發芽
verb
Pronounced: fā yá
(intransitive, botany, horticulture) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.

What does "germinate" mean?

  1. verb For a seed, to start growing and send out roots and leaves.
  2. verb To make something start growing, or to produce it.
    "These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them."
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germinate in a sentence

  • These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.

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What is "germinate" in Chinese?
"germinate" in Chinese is 發芽. germinate means: For a seed, to start growing and send out roots and leaves.
How do you pronounce 發芽?
"germinate" in Chinese is 發芽, pronounced "fā yá".
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