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

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WORDS

童养媳妇 tóng yǎng xí fù child bride; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law
细胞培养 xì bāo péi yǎng cell culture
细胞培养器 xì bāo péi yǎng qì cell cultivator
自养生物 zì yǎng shēng wù (biology) autotroph
蓄养 xù yǎng to raise (animals)
薄养厚葬 bó yǎng hòu zàng to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral; hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly
补养 bǔ yǎng to take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health
认养 rèn yǎng to sponsor; to adopt (pledge to give sb or sth one's special attention or support); to adopt (choose to raise a child or animal as one's own)
送养 sòng yǎng to place out for adoption
遵时养晦 zūn shí yǎng huì to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
野外放养 yě wài fàng yǎng free-range (breeding livestock or poultry)
闭目养神 bì mù yǎng shén to relax with one's eyes closed
颐性养寿 yí xìng yǎng shòu to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
颐养天年 yí yǎng tiān nián lit. to nurture one's years (idiom); fig. to enjoy one's later years
饮食疗养 yǐn shí liáo yǎng diet
饲养场 sì yǎng chǎng farm; feed lot; dry lot
饲养业 sì yǎng yè stock farming; animal husbandry
饲养者 sì yǎng zhě feeder
养儿防老 yǎng ér fáng lǎo (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
养兵 yǎng bīng to train troops
养兵千日，用兵一时 yǎng bīng qiān rì ， yòng bīng yī shí lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养兵千日，用在一时 yǎng bīng qiān rì ， yòng zài yī shí see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2]
养兵千日，用在一朝 yǎng bīng qiān rì ， yòng zài yī zhāo lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养地 yǎng dì to maintain the land (with rotation of crops or fertilizer)
养家活口 yǎng jiā huó kǒu to support one's family (idiom)
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