[méng yá]
(植物生芽) sprout; germinate; shoot; budbreak; bud
sprout and grow roots
萌芽生根
Buds on the trees are a sign of spring.
樹上的萌芽是春天來臨的征兆。
(新生未長成的事物) rudiment; seed; germ
in embryo; in the rudimentary stage
萌芽時期
in the embryonic stage; in the bud
處于萌芽狀態
the seeds of capitalism
資本主義的萌芽
check [crush; nip] in the bud
把 ... 消滅在萌芽狀態