母乳喂养 (mǔrǔwèiyǎng): to breastfeed

Meanings

1 to breastfeed
2 breastfeeding

Characters

母

Examples

医生建议前六个月母乳喂养。

Yīshēng jiànyì qián liù ge yuè mǔrǔ wèiyǎng.

Doctors recommend breastfeeding for the first six months.

母乳喂养对宝宝的免疫力很有好处。

Mǔrǔ wèiyǎng duì bǎobao de miǎnyìlì hěn yǒu hǎochù.

Breastfeeding is very good for a baby's immunity.

公司应该为母乳喂养的员工提供母婴室。

Gōngsī yīnggāi wèi mǔrǔ wèiyǎng de yuángōng tígōng mǔyīng shì.

Companies should provide nursing rooms for breastfeeding employees.

Tips

usage

Formal equivalent of 喂奶 (wèinǎi). The opposite is 奶粉喂养 (formula feeding). 母乳 alone means breast milk.

Stroke Order

母 mǔ

乳 rǔ

喂 wéi

养 yǎng

Related Words

母乳 mǔrǔ #16,701

breast milk

喂养 wèiyǎng HSK 7 #13,083

to feed / to raise (young children or animals) / to nurture

养母 yǎngmǔ #24,562

adoptive mother / foster mother

养父母 yǎngfùmǔ #16,187

adoptive parents; foster parents

母 mǔ HSK 6 #2,300

mother / female (of animals)

母亲 mǔqīn HSK 3 #546

mother

哺乳假 bǔrǔjià

nursing leave / breastfeeding break / leave

领养 lǐngyǎng HSK 7 #4,955

to adopt (a child or pet)

培养 péiyǎng HSK 4 #5,203

to cultivate; to train; to nurture / to develop (skills, habits, talent)

抚养 fǔyǎng HSK 7 #3,795

to raise / to bring up / to foster