培养

培养 péiyǎng

Cultivate (train - to bring up - raise)

培养 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體培養 peiyang

What 培养 means

Cultivate (train - to bring up - raise)

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Character by character

培养 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

培

péi

Cultivate (train)

养

yǎng

Provide for (give birth to - keep - [pets] - maintain - recuperate)

Words that share a character with 培养

How to write 培养

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培养 in a sentence

学校培养了很多人才。

Xuéxiào péiyǎng le hěn duō réncái.

The school has trained many capable people.

要从小培养好习惯。

Yào cóngxiǎo péiyǎng hǎo xíguàn.

Good habits should be cultivated from childhood.

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Questions about 培养

What does 培养 mean in English?

培养 is pronounced péiyǎng and means Cultivate (train - to bring up - raise).

How do you pronounce 培养?

培养 is péiyǎng in pinyin — written peiyang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 培养?

培养 is written with 2 characters: 培 (péi) Cultivate (train), 养 (yǎng) Provide for (give birth to - keep - [pets] - maintain - recuperate). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 培养 written in traditional Chinese?

培養. The simplified form 培养 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 培養 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced péiyǎng.

Is 培养 an HSK word?

Yes — 培养 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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