胚芽

pēiyá

noun #69,782

Meanings

HSK 6

很多人早餐喜欢在牛奶里加一些小麦胚芽。

Hěnduō rén zǎocān xǐhuan zài niúnǎi lǐ jiā yìxiē xiǎomài pēiyá.

Many people like to add a little wheat germ to their milk at breakfast.

HSK 7-9

种子发芽时，胚芽会长成茎和叶。

Zhǒngzi fāyá shí, pēiyá huì zhǎngchéng jīng hé yè.

When a seed sprouts, the plumule grows into the stem and leaves.

usage

Rice milled so that it keeps its germ is 胚芽米. In the figurative sense, the first beginnings of something, 萌芽 is the more common word.

胚 pēi

芽 yá