Chinese word dictionary

喂养

wèiyǎng · to feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep; to raise (an animal)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified喂养

Traditional餵養

Pinyinwèiyǎng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

喂wèi

interjection used to call attention

养yǎng

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

How to learn 喂养

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

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

喂wèi

hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc); to feed; variant of 餵|喂[wei4]

养yǎng

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

喂wéi

hello (when answering the phone)

养成yǎngchéng

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

培养péiyǎng

to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)

喂wèi

hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc); to feed; variant of 餵|喂[wei4]