蓄养

蓄養
xùyǎng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to raise (animals)
  2. 2 to keep and rear

Examples

Tā zài xiāngxia xùyǎng le yì qún yáng.
He raises a flock of sheep in the countryside.
Gǔdài guìzú cháng xùyǎng ménkè.
Aristocrats in ancient times often kept retainers in their households.

Tips

usage
Slightly literary; 饲养 (sìyǎng) is the everyday word for raising livestock. 蓄养 also extends figuratively to keeping people (retainers, mistresses) or accumulating something over time — 蓄养力量 (xùyǎng lìliang, to build up strength).

Stroke Order

yǎng