养育

養育

yǎngyù

verb HSK 7-9 #10,221

Meanings

1 to rear
2 to bring up
3 to nurture

Characters

to raise, to nourish

to educate, to nurture

Examples

HSK 4

养育孩子需要很多耐心。

Yǎngyù háizi xūyào hěnduō nàixīn.

Raising children takes a lot of patience.

HSK 7-9

父母辛辛苦苦养育了我们。

Fùmǔ xīnxinkǔkǔ yǎngyù le wǒmen.

Our parents worked hard to raise us.

Tips

usage

养育 emphasizes both feeding/providing (养) and educating/nurturing (育). Compare with 抚养, which focuses more on providing care, and 教育, which means education.

Stroke Order

养 yǎng

育 yù