饲养 meaning in English

sìyǎng

to raise; to rear

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 飼養17 strokes

Meaning of 饲养

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sìyǎng
  1. to raise
  2. to rear

Stroke order for each character

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饲 sì · to raise animals · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

养 yǎng · to raise · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 饲养.

营养yíngyǎngnutrition; nourishment
培养péiyǎngto cultivate; to breed
养成yǎngchéngto cultivate; to raise
疗养liáoyǎngto get well; to heal
保养bǎoyǎngto take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair
修养xiūyǎngaccomplishment; training
收养shōuyǎngto take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child)
养老yǎnglǎoto provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement
抚养fǔyǎngto foster; to bring up
养活yǎnghuoto provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc)
领养lǐngyǎngto adopt (a child, pet etc)
教养jiàoyǎngto educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture

Questions about 饲养

What does 饲养 mean?

饲养 (sìyǎng) means "to raise; to rear" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 饲养?

饲养 is made of 2 characters: 饲 (8 strokes), 养 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 饲养 an HSK word?

Yes. 饲养 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 饲养 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 饲养 is written 飼養.