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饲养
Old HSK 6

饲养 (sìyǎng) · to raise

饲养 (sìyǎng) means “to raise; to keep (animals)”. It is written with 2 characters: 饲 (to raise animals) + 养 (to raise (animals)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 饲养 is built

The characters

饲 sì · to raise animals

What 饲 is made of

养 yǎng · to raise (animals)

What 养 is made of

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

他们家饲养了很多鸡。Tāmen jiā sìyǎng le hěnduō jī.Their family raises many chickens.
这里的农民主要饲养牛羊。Zhèlǐ de nóngmín zhǔyào sìyǎng niúyáng.Farmers here mainly raise cattle and sheep.

Questions about 饲养

What does 饲养 mean?

饲养 (sìyǎng) means “to raise; to keep (animals)”.

How do you pronounce 饲养?

饲养 is pronounced sìyǎng.

Which HSK level is 饲养?

饲养 is in Old HSK 6.

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 172: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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