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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

饲养 [sìyǎng]
  1. 1. verb raise

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

饲养 [sìyǎng]
  1. 1. raise; rear; keep
    饲养牲畜
    raise livestock
    饲养家禽
    raise (or rear) poultry

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

饲养 [sìyǎng]
  1. 1. 喂养家禽家畜等动物
    饲养家畜
    精心饲养

Examples

饲养牲畜
raise livestock
他们村的人都是靠饲养安哥拉兔致富的。
People of their village earned a big fortune from Angora rabbit farming.
白头鹎不耐寒,因此在北方进入冬季都要室内饲养
The light-vented bulbul is not cold-resistant, so in the north, when winter arrives, it should be reared in-house to protect it from the cold.
这个村子是靠饲养菜蛇致富的。
This village got rich by keeping edible snakes.
牧场准备春天时扩大饲养规模,所以我们在冬天提前修建了两个空栏。
The are plans to expand the pasture, so we built two vacant sheds in preparation for winter.
这家养鸡场饲养了大约2000只肉用鸡。
The chicken farm has raised about 2,000 broilers.
鸡场将优选出来的公鸡当作种鸡饲养
The chicken farm is going to select some good roosters to raise as breeding stock.
饲养
raise
饲养

Collocations

饲养宠物
to feed a pet
饲养
an animal keeper
饲养技术
feeding technology
精心饲养
well-fed
人工饲养
artificial feed

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