养 yǎng

raise, rear, bring up; support

HSK 4 #760

DEFINITIONS

  • raise, rear, bring up
  • support
  • to raise (animals)
  • to bring up (children)
  • to keep (pets)
  • to support
  • to give birth

STROKES

WORDS

养尊处优 yǎng zūn chǔ yōu to live like a prince (idiom)
养料 yǎng liào nutriment; nourishment
养护 yǎng hù to maintain; to conserve; curing (concrete etc)
放养 fàng yǎng to breed (livestock, fish, crops etc); to grow; to raise
休养生息 xiū yǎng shēng xī to recover; to recuperate
培养液 péi yǎng yè culture fluid (in biological lab.)
营养素 yíng yǎng sù nutrient
调养 tiáo yǎng to take care of (sb's health); to nurse
养生 yǎng shēng to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc)
涵养 hán yǎng to conserve (e.g. water); self-restraint; self-possession
豢养 huàn yǎng to keep (an animal); to look after the needs of (a person or an animal); (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay
颐养 yí yǎng to nourish; to nurture; to strengthen
姑息养奸 gū xī yǎng jiān to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
营养品 yíng yǎng pǐn nourishment; nutrient
养生之道 yǎng shēng zhī dào the way of maintaining good health
培养基 péi yǎng jī culture medium
自养 zì yǎng self-sustaining; economically independent (of state aid, foreign subsidy etc)
童养媳 tóng yǎng xí child bride; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law
韬光养晦 tāo guāng yǎng huì to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom); to hide one's light under a bushel
养殖业 yǎng zhí yè cultivation industry
养颜 yǎng yán to nourish one's skin; to maintain a youthful appearance
以债养债 yǐ zhài yǎng zhài debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
以药养医 yǐ yào yǎng yī "drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice
修心养性 xiū xīn yǎng xìng to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
俭以养廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián frugality makes honesty (idiom)
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