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Meaning of 养

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(Trad.: 養)
Pinyin: yǎng
English Definition: to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth
Chinese Definition:
①抚育,供给生活品:养育。赡养。抚养。养家。
②饲养动物,培植花草:养花。养殖。
③生育,生小孩儿。
④抚养的(非亲生的):养子。养父。养母。
⑤教育,训练:培养。教养。
⑥使身心得到滋补和休息:养病。养心。养性。休养。营养。养精蓄锐。
⑦保护修补:养路。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (child) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
培养 péi yǎng to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)
营养 yíng yǎng nutrition; nourishment; Classifiers:
养殖 yǎng zhí to cultivate; cultivation; to further; to encourage
养老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement
修养 xiū yǎng accomplishment; training; self-cultivation
More: 养* | *养 | *养*
Example Sentences
1
We have a child, and I want you to raise her.
2
I raised two kids, I can't let both of them leave me!
3
As a child, near our house, we have a horse, and we had a cow and we had milk.
4
I was raised on the South Side of Chicago.
5
But she says that was the way her parents raised her and her three sisters.