养蜂

養蜂

yǎngfēng

verb

Meanings

HSK 3

我爷爷在山里养蜂。

Wǒ yéye zài shān lǐ yǎngfēng.

My grandpa keeps bees in the mountains.

HSK 4

养蜂要跟着花期走，哪里花开就去哪里。

Yǎngfēng yào gēnzhe huāqī zǒu, nǎli huā kāi jiù qù nǎli.

Beekeeping means following the flowering seasons: wherever the flowers open, you go there.

usage

养 'to raise' takes any animal: 养蜂 'to keep bees', 养鸡 'to raise chickens', 养鱼 'to farm fish'. A beekeeper is 养蜂人, an apiary 养蜂场.

养 yǎng

蜂 fēng