扶养

扶養

fúyǎng

verb #35,081

Meanings

1 to support (a family member)
2 to bring up
3 to provide for

Characters

Examples

他一个人扶养三个孩子。

Tā yī gè rén fúyǎng sān gè háizi.

He raised three children on his own.

夫妻有互相扶养的义务。

Fūqī yǒu hùxiāng fúyǎng de yìwù.

Spouses have a duty to support each other.

Tips

mistakes

Three near-homophones with legal distinctions: 抚养 (fǔyǎng) parents → minor children; 赡养 (shànyǎng) adult children → elderly parents; 扶养 (fúyǎng) between equals (e.g. spouses, siblings). Chinese family law uses all three precisely; everyday speech blurs them.

Stroke Order

扶 fú

养 yǎng