豢養 huàn yǎng

to look after the needs of (a person or an animal)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to look after the needs of (a person or an animal)
  2. 2. to keep (an animal)
  3. 3. (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay

Characters

Character Meaning
豢 huàn
to raise (animals); to rear
養 yǎng
to bring up (children); to raise (animals); to keep (pets)