培养
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
培养 (péiyǎng) · to foster
培养 (péiyǎng) means “to foster; to develop; to train”. It is written with 2 characters: 培 (to cultivate) + 养 (to raise (animals)). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 培养 is built
The characters
培 péi · to cultivate
What 培 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 咅pǒu — to spit out
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 咅 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
养 yǎng · to raise (animals)
What 养 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 儿 gives the meaning, 羊 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
父母要培养孩子的好习惯。Fùmǔ yào péiyǎng háizi de hǎo xíguàn.Parents should help children develop good habits.
怎么培养学习兴趣？Zěnme péiyǎng xuéxí xìngqù?How can you build an interest in learning?
Questions about 培养
What does 培养 mean?
培养 (péiyǎng) means “to foster; to develop; to train”.
How do you pronounce 培养?
培养 is pronounced péiyǎng.
Which HSK level is 培养?
培养 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 培训péixùnto train
- 培训班péixùnbāntraining class
- 培育péiyùto breed
- 栽培zāipéito cultivate
- 营养yíngyǎngnutrition
- 疗养liáoyǎngto recuperate
- 养成yǎngchéngto form (a habit)
- 保养bǎoyǎngto maintain
- 抚养fǔyǎngto raise
- 教养jiàoyǎngupbringing
Learn 培养 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.