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养 [yǎng]
  1. 1. verb [供给] provide for
  2. 2. verb [饲养] keep
    她总爱养很多狗。
    She's always kept lots of dogs.
    我爱养花。
    I like growing flowers.
  3. 3. verb [生育] give birth to
  4. 4. verb [培养] form
    他养成了早睡早起的习惯。
    He had formed the habit of going to bed early and getting up early.
  5. 5. verb [调养] recuperate
  6. 6. verb [维修] maintain
  7. 7. verb [扶助] support
  8. 8. verb [保持] look after
    你的头发太干，需要好好养养。
    Your hair's too dry – you need to look after it a bit.
  9. 9. adjective foster
    养母
    foster-mother
    养子
    adopted son
  10. 10. noun cultivation

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

养 [yǎng]
  1. 1. keep
  2. 2. plant

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

养 [yǎng]
  1. 1. 动 给动物喂食，并照顾它的生活，使能成长
    养牲口。
    养鸡。
    养蛐蛐儿。
  2. 2. 动 供给维持生活必需的钱、物；抚育
    养家。
    赡养。
    抚养。
    抱养。
  3. 3. 动 生(孩子)
    头胎养了个胖小子。
  4. 4. 动 使身心得到休息和滋补
    养病。
    养生。
    养精蓄锐。
    保养身体。
    休养。
  5. 5. 动 修养
    教养。
    学养。
  6. 6. 动 培养
    养成良好的习惯。
  7. 7. 形 领养的；非亲生的
    养子。
    养母。
  8. 8. 动 培植(农作物或花草)
    养桑麻。
    养花。
  9. 9. 动 扶持
    以副业养农业。
  10. 10. 动 蓄养(须发)
    把头发养长(ｃｈáｎɡ)了好梳辫子。
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这只菜鸽还不够肥，再养养吧。
This edible pigeon is not fat enough; let’s keep it a little while longer.
在农村，家畜都是圈养的，很少有放养的。
In the countryside, most livestock are raised in the fold, rather than outside it.
现代营养学指出，可食用菌类富含多种营养，且易于人体吸收。
According to modern food science, edible fungus is rich in various nutrients and it is easy for them to be absorbed by the human body.
我们培养孩子就是应该因势利导，发现他们的优点长处并加以培养。
When we raise a child we should find their strong points, and cultivate them.
我打算明年开始在渔场换成轮养的方式养鱼。
I am going to start keeping various species of fish in rotation in the fishing ground.
这家养鸡场饲养了大约2000只肉用鸡。
The chicken farm has raised about 2,000 broilers.
听说养驼鸟可以致富，我们也试养了一些。
I heard that one can become rich by raising ostriches, so I tried raising some.
养成教育很重要 ，要注意培养孩子的良好习惯。
Nurturing education is important, we should pay attention to cultivating children's good habits.
饲养场今年准备扩大养畜牛羊的规模。
The farm plans to raise more livestock this year.
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