Meaning of 抚养
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
fǔyǎng
- to foster
- to bring up
- to raise
抚养 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我在乡下被抚养长大。
I was brought up in the country.
她不得不去工作来抚养五个孩子。
She was obliged to work to support five children.
他要抚养一大家人。
He has a large family to support.
虽然她在日本被抚养长大，但是她精通英语。
She has a good command of English though she was brought up in Japan.
我被我的祖母抚养长大。
I was brought up by my grandmother.
Stroke order for each character
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抚 fǔ · to pat · 7 strokes
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养 yǎng · to raise · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 抚养.
| 营养 | yíngyǎng | nutrition; nourishment |
| 培养 | péiyǎng | to cultivate; to breed |
| 养成 | yǎngchéng | to cultivate; to raise |
| 疗养 | liáoyǎng | to get well; to heal |
| 保养 | bǎoyǎng | to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair |
| 修养 | xiūyǎng | accomplishment; training |
| 收养 | shōuyǎng | to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child) |
| 养老 | yǎnglǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement |
| 抚摸 | fǔmō | to gently caress and stroke; to pet |
| 养活 | yǎnghuo | to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc) |
| 领养 | lǐngyǎng | to adopt (a child, pet etc) |
| 教养 | jiàoyǎng | to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture |
Questions about 抚养
What does 抚养 mean?
抚养 (fǔyǎng) means "to foster; to bring up" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 抚养?
抚养 is made of 2 characters: 抚 (7 strokes), 养 (9 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 抚养 an HSK word?
Yes. 抚养 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 抚养 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 抚养 is written 撫養.