Definition
养鸡 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to raise chickens'. The verb 养 and the object 鸡 can split when adding aspect markers (了, 过), measure words, or complements: e.g., 养了鸡 ('raised chickens'), 养过鸡 ('have raised chickens'), 养了很多鸡 ('raised many chickens'). The object can also be modified between the two parts.
v.o.
to raise chickens (verb-object compound)
Examples
- 养鸡。Tā měitiān zài jiā yǎng jī.He raises chickens at home every day.
- 。Tā yǎng le hěn duō jī.He raised a lot of chickens.
- 。Wǒ cónglái méi yǎng guò jī.I have never raised chickens.
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