养鱼 (yǎng yú) — to raise fish; to keep fish (as pets or for aquaculture)

Definition

A separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to raise / keep fish', as a hobby at home or commercially. The 养 can split from 鱼 for aspect markers: 养过鱼, 养不了鱼.

verb
to raise fishto keep fish (as pets or for aquaculture)

Examples

  • 养鱼。
    Tā zài jiā yǎng yú.
    He raises fish at home.
  • 。
    Tā yǎng le hěn duō yú.
    He raised a lot of fish.
  • 。
    Wǒ cóng lái méi yǎng guò yú.
    I've never raised fish before.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

养yǎngraise
鱼yúfish

养 means to raise or keep, and 鱼 means fish, so the word means to raise fish.

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 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 魚; 鱼 is its simplified writing.

For 鱼, the traditional form 魚 is a picture of a fish.

Open 鱼 →

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