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养

yǎng · yang

Traditional 養

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to raise (animals)
  2. to bring up (children)
  3. to keep (pets)
  4. to support
  5. to give birth
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  1. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)养(yǎng)了(le)一(yī)只(zhī)小狗(xiǎogǒu)。

    We keep a puppy at home.

  2. Dengdeng

    真好(zhēnhǎo)！养(yǎng)狗(gǒu)累(lèi)不(bù)累(lèi)？

    Great! Is raising a dog tiring?

  3. Qiqi

    有点(yǒudiǎn)累(lèi)，每天(měitiān)都(dōu)要(yào)带(dài)它(tā)出去(chūqù)玩(wán)。

    A bit. I take it out to play every day.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)养(yǎng)一(yī)只(zhī)鸟(niǎo)！

    I want to keep a bird!

  5. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)连(lián)花(huā)都(dōu)没(méi)养(yǎng)过(guò)，先(xiān)养(yǎng)一(yī)盆(pén)花(huā)吧(ba)。

    You have never raised even a flower. Start with a pot of flowers.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)养(yǎng)了(le)两(liǎng)只(zhī)狗(gǒu)、三(sān)只(zhī)猫(māo)和(hé)六(liù)只(zhī)鸡(jī)。

We have two dogs, three cats, and six chickens.

Tatoeba: Chinese by easononizuka · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)养(yǎng)各(gè)种(zhǒng)不(bù)同(tóng)的(de)宠(chǒng)物(wù)。

She kept various kinds of pets.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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