Meaning of 赡养
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shànyǎng
- to support
- to provide support for
- to maintain
赡养 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
等父母老了，我会赡养他们。
When my parents get old, I will support them.
汤姆有家属需要赡养。
Tom has dependents.
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赡 shàn · rich · 17 strokes
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养 yǎng · to raise · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 赡养.
| 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 |
| 抚养 | fǔyǎng | to foster; to bring up |
| 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 赡养
What does 赡养 mean?
赡养 (shànyǎng) means "to support; to provide support for" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 赡养?
赡养 is made of 2 characters: 赡 (17 strokes), 养 (9 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.
Is 赡养 an HSK word?
Yes. 赡养 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 赡养 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 赡养 is written 贍養.