Chinese word dictionary

营养

yíngyǎng · nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified营养

Traditional營養

Pinyinyíngyǎng

Part of speech名

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

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

营yíng

camp, barracks, army; to run, to manage

养yǎng

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

How to learn 营养

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.

养yǎng

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

养成yǎngchéng

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

经营jīngyíng

to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate

培养péiyǎng

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

营业yíngyè

to do business; to trade

夏令营xiàlìngyíng

summer camp