养护 (yǎng hù) — to maintain, to conserve (roads, equipment, resources); to look after, to nurture (children, plants)
Definition
养护 covers both 'maintaining' physical things (roads, equipment, skin) and 'nurturing' living things (children, plants) — the concrete, everyday verb that bundles 维护-style upkeep with 养育-style care.
verb
to maintainto conserve (roads, equipment, resources)to look afterto nurture (children, plants)
Examples
- 养护。Zhè tiáo lù měi nián dōu yào yǎng hù.This road needs maintenance every year.
- 养护。Tā měi tiān huā hěn duō shí jiān yǎng hù pí fū.She spends a lot of time every day caring for her skin.
- 养护。Zhèng fǔ tóu rù le dà liàng zī jīn yòng yú huán jìng yǎng hù.The government invested a large amount of funds in environmental conservation.
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