Pronunciation
:
yǎng
Meaning
:
(verb) to raise (animals/plants)
HSK
:
2
养
Pronunciation
:
yǎng
Meaning
:
  1. (verb) to raise (animals); to bring up (children)
  2. (verb) to keep (pets)
  3. (verb) to support
  4. (verb) give birth to
  5. (verb) form; cultivate
Radical
:
丷
Strokes
:
9
Traditional
:
養 ( Stroke Order)
Sentences:
我家养了一只小狗。
My family has a little dog.

wǒ jiā yǎng le yì zhī xiǎo gǒu 。

我家
:
my family
养
:
keep/raise
了
:
completed action
一只
:
one (animal)
小狗
:
puppy
养孩子需要很多耐心。
Raising children requires a lot of patience.

yǎng hái zi xū yào hěn duō nài xīn 。

养
:
raise
孩子
:
children
需要
:
need
很多
:
a lot of
耐心
:
patience
爷爷喜欢在家养花。
Grandpa likes growing flowers at home.

yé ye xǐ huan zài jiā yǎng huā 。

爷爷
:
grandpa
喜欢
:
like
在家
:
at home
养
:
grow/tend
花
:
flowers
叔叔在农场养了几十只鸡。
My uncle raises dozens of chickens on his farm.

shū shu zài nóng chǎng yǎng le jǐ shí zhī jī 。

叔叔
:
uncle
在
:
at
农场
:
farm
养
:
raise
了
:
completed action
几十
:
dozens of
只
:
animal measure word
鸡
:
chickens