发育

发育 fāyù

Growth (develops)

发育 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體發育 fayu

What 发育 means

Growth (develops)

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发育 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

发

fā

Send (produce - express - hair)

育

yù

Give birth to (raise - to rear - nourish - education)

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How to write 发育

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发育 in a sentence

孩子正处在发育阶段，营养要跟上。

Háizi zhèng chǔ zài fāyù jiēduàn, yíngyǎng yào gēn shàng.

The child is at a growth stage and needs proper nutrition.

缺少阳光会影响植物的发育。

Quēshǎo yángguāng huì yǐngxiǎng zhíwù de fāyù.

A lack of sunlight affects a plant's development.

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Questions about 发育

What does 发育 mean in English?

发育 is pronounced fāyù and means Growth (develops).

How do you pronounce 发育?

发育 is fāyù in pinyin — written fayu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 发育?

发育 is written with 2 characters: 发 (fā) Send (produce - express - hair), 育 (yù) Give birth to (raise - to rear - nourish - education). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 发育 written in traditional Chinese?

發育. The simplified form 发育 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 發育 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fāyù.

Is 发育 an HSK word?

Yes — 发育 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

发誓 fāshì 发行 fāxíng 发炎 fāyán 发扬 fāyáng 法人 fǎrén 番 fān 凡是 fánshì 繁华 fánhuá

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