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to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth
HSK 2
nursing home
HSK 7-9
to cultivate / to raise / to form (a habit) / to acquire
HSK 4
to raise; to breed (animals etc)
HSK 7-9
to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth
HSK 7-9
to provide for the elderly (family members) / to enjoy a life in retirement
HSK 6
to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)
to maintain the land (with rotation of crops or fertilizer)
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
pension
HSK 7-9
old-age insurance
visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes
(idiom) to provide for one's family
nutriment / nourishment
to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push
chicken farm
growing flowers
lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity / fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
silk industry
adopted daughter
to rest / to recuperate / to regain composure
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
to maintain good health / to raise a child or animal / curing (of concrete etc)
HSK 7-9
to train troops
adopted son / foster son
the way of maintaining good health
beekeeper / apiculturist
to support a family / to raise a family
to support one's family (idiom)
cultivation industry
to commit adultery (of married woman)
sheep husbandry
Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)
to raise silkworms
to nourish one's skin / to maintain a youthful appearance
beekeeping / apiculture
aquarium / fish tank
to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die
fishpond
mental or spiritual cultivation
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom
road maintenance tax (China)
to live like a prince (idiom)
nutrient
to recuperate / to convalesce / to take care of one's health after illness
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom
to rear / to bring up / to nurture
to maintain / to conserve / curing (concrete etc)
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
foster father / adoptive father
to raise bees
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
foster mother / adoptive mother
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
to heal a wound / to recuperate (from an injury)
to raise (a child or animal)
regime (diet)
dual pension scheme (PRC)
to encourage honesty / to discourage corruption


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