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静养 (jìng yǎng) — to recuperate quietly, to rest and recover (after illness or surgery)

Definition

静养 means 'to recuperate quietly' — a formal/medical term for resting peacefully after illness or surgery, usually away from work or stress. Unlike casual 休息 (just 'rest'), it implies a deliberate, prolonged recovery period.

verb
to recuperate quietlyto rest and recover (after illness or surgery)

Examples

  • 静养。
    Shǒu shù hòu xū yào jìng yǎng yí duàn shí jiān.
    After surgery, you need to recuperate quietly for a period of time.
  • 静养。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì tā jìng yǎng sān gè yuè.
    The doctor advised him to rest and recover quietly for three months.
  • 静养。
    Tā shēng bìng hòu zài jiā jìng yǎng.
    After getting sick, she recuperated quietly at home.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

静jìngquiet
养yǎngrest

静 quiet and 养 rest combine to mean resting quietly after illness.

Characters in this word

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 靜; 静 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 靜, not the simplified 静, uses 青 and 爭 for sound; an old source also treats 青 (blue) as a meaning part.

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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 →
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