培育
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
培育 (péiyù) · to breed
培育 (péiyù) means “to breed; to cultivate; to nurture”. It is written with 2 characters: 培 (to cultivate) + 育 (to produce). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 培育 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)
育 yù · to produce
What 育 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: A pregnant woman with a baby ⺼ in her womb (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
农民培育了新的水果。Nóngmín péiyù le xīn de shuǐguǒ.The farmers bred a new kind of fruit.
学校培育了很多人才。Xuéxiào péiyù le hěn duō réncái.The school has trained many talented people.
Questions about 培育
What does 培育 mean?
培育 (péiyù) means “to breed; to cultivate; to nurture”.
How do you pronounce 培育?
培育 is pronounced péiyù.
Which HSK level is 培育?
培育 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 培训péixùnto train
- 培训班péixùnbāntraining class
- 培养péiyǎngto foster
- 栽培zāipéito cultivate
- 教育jiàoyùeducation
- 体育tǐyùsports
- 体育场tǐyùchǎngstadium
- 体育馆tǐyùguǎngym
- 发育fāyùto grow
- 生育shēngyùto give birth
Learn 培育 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.