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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

教养 [jiàoyǎng]
  1. 1. verb [教育培养] bring … up
    这孩子很有教养
    The child is well brought-up.
  2. 2. verb [感化] reform

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

教养 [jiàoyǎng]
  1. 1. bring up; train; educate
  2. 2. breeding; upbringing; education; culture
    他是个很有教养的人。
    He is a man of fine breeding.
    他家的孩子都很有教养
    All his children are well brought up.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

教养 [jiàoyǎng]
  1. 1. 教育抚养
    教养遗孤。
  2. 2. 文化品德方面的修养
    教养
    缺乏教养

Examples

他家的孩子都很有教养
All his children are well brought up.
教养的人吃饭时不会发出扑噜声。
A well-cultivated man won't give off an embarrassing sound when he is having a meal.
教养
教养
他是好人家的孩子,有教养
教养

Collocations

教养子女
to nurture children
早期教养
one's early upbringing
教养方法
a method of upbringing
劳动教养
education through labor
教养成人
to educate an adult
教养
well bred
缺乏教养
ill bred
教养极好
a good education

Word Decomposition


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