蓓蕾 (bèi lěi) — bud (of a flower)

Definition

Examples

• 春天来了，树枝上长出了嫩绿的蓓蕾。
  Chūn tiān lái le, shù zhī shàng cháng chū le nèn lǜ de bèi lěi.
  Spring has come, and tender green buds have grown on the branches.
• 这些蓓蕾再过几天就会开花了。
  Zhè xiē bèi lěi zài guò jǐ tiān jiù huì kāi huā le.
  These buds will bloom in a few days.
• 园丁每天都会检查每朵花苞的蓓蕾。
  Yuán dīng měi tiān dōu huì jiǎn chá měi duǒ huā bāo de bèi lěi.
  The gardener checks the buds of every flower every day.

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