饲养

饲养 sìyǎng

To raise; to rear^†

饲养 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體飼養 siyang

What 饲养 means

To raise^†
to rear^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 饲养, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

饲

sì

To raise (to feed)

养

yǎng

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

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How to write 饲养

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饲养 in a sentence

他在家里饲养了几只兔子。

Tā zài jiā lǐ sìyǎng le jǐ zhī tùzi.

He keeps a few rabbits at home.

饲养这种动物需要执照。

Sìyǎng zhè zhǒng dòngwù xūyào zhízhào.

Keeping this kind of animal requires a licence.

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Questions about 饲养

What does 饲养 mean in English?

饲养 is pronounced sìyǎng and means To raise, to rear †.

How do you pronounce 饲养?

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

What are the characters in 饲养?

饲养 is written with 2 characters: 饲 (sì) To raise (to feed), 养 (yǎng) Provide for (give birth to - keep - [pets] - maintain - recuperate). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 饲养 written in traditional Chinese?

飼養. The simplified form 饲养 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 飼養 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced sìyǎng.

Is 饲养 an HSK word?

Yes — 饲养 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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