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培养

péi yǎng · pei yang

Traditional 培養

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to cultivate
  2. to breed
  3. to foster
  4. to nurture
  5. to educate
  6. to groom (for a position)
  7. education
  8. fostering
  9. culture (biology)
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A new habit

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)培养(péiyǎng)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)爱好(àihào)。

    I want to develop a new hobby.

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)培养(péiyǎng)什么(shénme)？

    Good. What do you want to develop?

  3. Dengdeng

    每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)跑(pǎo)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Running for an hour every morning.

  4. Liangliang

    第一天(dìyītiān)别(bié)跑(pǎo)太(tài)久(jiǔ)，不然(bùrán)你(nǐ)会(huì)不(bù)想(xiǎng)跑(pǎo)了(le)。

    Do not run too long on day one, or you will not want to run.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)跑完(pǎowán)了(le)。培养(péiyǎng)习惯(xíguàn)真(zhēn)累(lèi)。

    I finished. Building a habit is so tiring.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)才(cái)跑了(pǎole)一分钟(yīfēnzhōng)。

    You only ran for one minute.

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)训(xùn)练(liàn)得(dé)当(dàng)的(de)话(huà)，音(yīn)乐(yuè)才(cái)能(néng)是(shì)可(kě)以(yǐ)培(péi)养(yǎng)出(chū)来(lái)的(de)。

Musical talent can be developed if it's properly trained.

Tatoeba: Chinese by yuzazaza · English by auxitt · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)培(péi)养(yǎng)孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)对(duì)阅(yuè)读(dú)的(de)兴(xìng)趣(qù)。

The teacher cultivates children's interest in reading from an early age.

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