养猪 (yǎng zhū) — to raise pigs; pig farming
Definition
A verb-object phrase: 养 ('raise/keep') + 猪 ('pig'). It means the activity or business of raising pigs, not a single pig kept as a pet — use it for farming, not for owning one pet pig.
verb
to raise pigspig farming
Examples
- 养猪。Tā jiā yǐ qián kào yǎng zhū wéi shēng.His family used to make a living by raising pigs.
- 。Tā yǎng le èr shí tóu zhū.He raised twenty pigs.
- 。Wǒ cóng lái méi yǎng guò zhū.I have never raised pigs.
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