奉养

奉養

fèngyǎng

verb

Meanings

HSK 5

子女有奉养父母的责任。

Zǐnǚ yǒu fèngyǎng fùmǔ de zérèn.

Children have the duty to support their parents in old age.

HSK 5

奉养老人是中华文化的传统。

Fèngyǎng lǎorén shì Zhōnghuá wénhuà de chuántǒng.

Caring for the elderly is a tradition in Chinese culture.

HSK 7-9

他一个人奉养年迈的母亲。

Tā yíge rén fèngyǎng niánmài de mǔqīn.

He alone supports his aged mother.

culture

Carries Confucian weight of 孝 (filial piety). In Taiwan often pronounced fèngyàng, while fèngyǎng is the mainland standard.

memory

奉 'to offer respectfully' + 养 'to raise/support' - the care flows upward to elders, mirroring how they once raised you.

奉 fèng

养 yǎng