修养

修养 xiūyǎng

Accomplishment (training - self-cultivation)

修养 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體 修養 xiuyang

What 修养 means

  1. Accomplishment (training - self-cultivation)

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Character by character

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

修
xiū
Repair (cultivate - mend - build - correct)
养
yǎng
Provide for (give birth to - keep - [pets] - maintain - recuperate)

How to write 修养

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修养 in a sentence

他是一个很有修养的人。
Tā shì yí ge hěn yǒu xiūyǎng de rén.
He is a person of real cultivation.
读书能提高个人修养。
Dúshū néng tígāo gèrén xiūyǎng.
Reading raises a person's cultivation.

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Questions about 修养

What does 修养 mean in English?

修养 is pronounced xiūyǎng and means Accomplishment (training - self-cultivation).

How do you pronounce 修养?

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

What are the characters in 修养?

修养 is written with 2 characters: 修 (xiū) Repair (cultivate - mend - build - correct), 养 (yǎng) Provide for (give birth to - keep - [pets] - maintain - recuperate). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 修养 written in traditional Chinese?

修養. The simplified form 修养 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 修養 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xiūyǎng.

Is 修养 an HSK word?

Yes — 修养 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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