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培养

Traditional: 培養

péi yǎng

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5

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péi yǎng · pui4 joeng5 (Jyutping)

  1. to cultivate
  2. to breed
  3. to foster
  4. to nurture
  5. to educate
  6. to groom (for a position)
  7. education
  8. fostering
  9. culture (biology)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

培

Meaning
bank up with dirt; cultivate
Radical
土
Strokes
11
Components
⿰土咅
Cangjie
GYTR
Four-corner
4016.1

养

Meaning
raise, rear, bring up; support
Radical
丷
Strokes
9
Components
⿱羊儿
Cangjie
TOLL
Four-corner
8022

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