养育 (yǎng yù) — to raise (children or young animals); to bring up

Definition

养育 focuses on nurturing and bringing up a child with love and care — broader than 抚养 (formal/legal) and more emotional than 养活 (just providing food/support).

verb
to raise (children or young animals)to bring up

Examples

  • 养育。
    Fù mǔ yòng ài yǎng yù wǒ men zhǎng dà.
    Parents raise us with love.
  • 养育。
    Nǐ yǎng yù zhè xiē huā cǎo xū yào hěn duō nài xīn.
    Raising these flowers and plants requires a lot of patience.
  • 养育。
    Wǒ men bú huì wàng jì fù mǔ de yǎng yù zhī ēn.
    We will not forget the kindness of our parents raising us.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

养yǎngraise
育yùnurture

养 means to raise, and 育 means to nurture or educate; together they describe bringing up children or animals.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 養; 养 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 養 uses 羊 as a sound part and 食 as a meaning part.

Open 养 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 育 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Family & Kinship

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