Word: 芽 (yá) 芽 dictionary entry yá bud; sprout Full dictionary entry for 芽 Example sentences using 芽 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 土里钻出了一颗绿色的芽。 Tǔ lǐ zuān chūle yì kē lǜsè de yá. A green sprout has poked up out of the soil. 树枝上冒出了一个小芽。 Shùzhī shàng mào chūle yí gè xiǎo yá. A little bud has popped out on the branch.