饲喂 (sìwèi): to feed (an animal)

Meanings

1 to feed (an animal)
2 to provide feed to livestock

Characters

饲

sì

raise, feed (animals)

喂

wèi

feed

Examples

农民每天早晚饲喂牲畜。

Nóngmín měitiān zǎo wǎn sìwèi shēngchù.

The farmer feeds the livestock morning and evening every day.

请按时饲喂这些幼犬。

Qǐng ànshí sìwèi zhèxiē yòuquǎn.

Please feed these puppies on schedule.

Tips

usage

饲喂 is used specifically for feeding animals (livestock, pets, lab animals). For feeding people use 喂 alone or 给...吃. Both 饲 and 喂 individually mean 'to feed' — the compound is mostly written/technical.

Stroke Order

饲 sì

喂 wéi

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