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


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