Chinese word dictionary

保养

bǎoyǎng · to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance

Practice word

Word information

Simplified保养

Traditional保養

Pinyinbǎoyǎng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

保bǎo

to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for

养yǎng

to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support

How to learn 保养

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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养yǎng

to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth

保护bǎohù

to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection; CL:種|种[zhong3]

保证bǎozhèng

guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge; CL:個|个[ge4]

环保huánbǎo

environmental protection; environmentally friendly; abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4]

养成yǎngchéng

to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire

保bǎo

Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]); to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system