养大

養大

yǎngdà

verb

Meanings

1 to raise (a child or animal)
2 to bring up
3 to rear to adulthood

Characters

to raise; to nurture

Examples

奶奶把我一个人养大。

Nǎinai bǎ wǒ yī ge rén yǎngdà.

Grandma raised me single-handedly.

养大一个孩子需要很多耐心。

Yǎngdà yī ge háizi xūyào hěn duō nàixīn.

Raising a child requires a lot of patience.

Tips

grammar

Resultative compound: 养 (yǎng, raise) + 大 (dà, big) = 'raise until grown'. Use the 把 (bǎ) construction to highlight the object: 把孩子养大 ('raise the child to adulthood').

Stroke Order

养 yǎng

大 dà