育婴 (yù yīng) — to care for a baby, to raise an infant

Definition

A formal, written term for 'caring for a baby / raising an infant' — almost always seen as a modifier (育婴机构, 育婴室), rarely as a standalone verb in speech.

verb
to care for a babyto raise an infant
Easily confused

Examples

  • 育婴。
    Tā zài yì jiā yù yīng jī gòu gōng zuò.
    She works at a baby care institution.
  • ，。
    Tā yù guò yí cì yīng, hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
    She has taken care of a baby once and is very experienced.
  • 育婴。
    yù yīng Xū yào nài xīn hé ài xīn.
    Caring for a baby requires patience and love.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

育yùraise
婴yīngbaby

育 (raise) is directed at 婴 (baby).

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 嬰; 婴 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèi
Sound part声符shēngfú
癭
癭yǐng嬰yīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 嬰 pairs 貝, carrying the meaning, with 癭 for the sound; the simplified 婴 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

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