HSK 7-9
发芽
fāyá动
(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop
春雨过后种子开始发芽。
Chūn yǔ guò hòu zhǒng zi kāi shǐ fā yá.
The seeds began to sprout after the spring rain.
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Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.