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酝酿

yùn niàng

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 醞釀

What 酝酿 means

1. (of alcohol) to ferment
2. (of a crisis) to be brewing
3. to mull over (an issue)
4. to hold exploratory discussions

The characters in 酝酿

• 酝yùnto brew
• 酿niàngto ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees)

Example sentences

• 他们的友情酝酿成了爱情。
  Their friendship ripened into a deep love.
• 他们的友情酝酿成爱情的果实。
  Tāmen de yǒuqíng yùnniàng chéng àiqíng de guǒshí.
  Their friendship ripened into a deep love.
• 他和她之间的友谊，渐渐地酝酿成了爱情。
  Tā hé tā zhījiān de yǒuyì, jiànjiàn de yùnniàng chéngle àiqíng.
  By degrees the friendship between him and her grew into love.