疗养
HSK 4 (2021)
疗养 (liáoyǎng) · to recuperate
疗养 (liáoyǎng) means “to recuperate; to convalesce”. It is written with 2 characters: 疗 (cured) + 养 (to raise (animals)). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 疗养 is built
The characters
疗 liáo · cured
What 疗 is made of
- 疒nè — sickness
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 广guǎng — broad
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: To clear 了 an illness 疒; 了 also provides the pronunciation (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
爷爷去海边疗养了。Yéye qù hǎibiān liáoyǎng le.Grandpa went to the seaside to recuperate.
他病好以后需要疗养一段时间。Tā bìng hǎo yǐhòu xūyào liáoyǎng yī duàn shíjiān.After his illness he needs some time to recover.
Questions about 疗养
What does 疗养 mean?
疗养 (liáoyǎng) means “to recuperate; to convalesce”.
How do you pronounce 疗养?
疗养 is pronounced liáoyǎng.
Which HSK level is 疗养?
疗养 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 医疗yīliáomedical treatment
- 治疗zhìliáoto treat (an illness)
- 营养yíngyǎngnutrition
- 培养péiyǎngto foster
- 养成yǎngchéngto form (a habit)
- 保养bǎoyǎngto maintain
- 抚养fǔyǎngto raise
- 教养jiàoyǎngupbringing
- 饲养sìyǎngto raise
- 修养xiūyǎngself-cultivation
Learn 疗养 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.