培养

péi yǎng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 毁掉 huǐ diào 毁掉 huǐ diào 毁掉一个人或成果: 毁掉一个人或成果

Related words

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• 教育 jiào yù 教育 jiào yù to educate 培养涉及教育过程: to educate
• 抚养 fǔ yǎng 抚养 fǔ yǎng to foster 抚养侧重于生活照料，培养侧重能力养成: to foster

Synonyms

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• 培育 péi yù 培育 péi yù to train 用于培育人才或新品种: to train

Usage notes

Collocations

“培养”的宾语常为“人才”、“习惯”、“兴趣”等抽象事物，较少用于具体植物（植物多用“培育”）。

Formality

“培养”在正式和非正式场合均可使用，而“栽培”更正式，常用于书面语或职场提拔。

Example Sentences

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这所大学定向 培养 农业技术人才。

This university provides targeted training for agricultural technicians.

这家公司非常重视人才 培养 。

This company places great importance on talent development.

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Words Containing 培养

• 培养基 培养基 péi yǎng jī: culture medium
• 培养液 培养液 péi yǎng yè: culture fluid (in biological lab.)
• 培养皿 培养皿 péi yǎng mǐn: Petri dish
• 细胞培养 细胞培养 xì bāo péi yǎng: cell culture
• 细胞培养器 细胞培养器 xì bāo péi yǎng qì: cell cultivator

Child Words of 培养

• 养 养 yǎng: to raise (animals)
• 培 培 péi: to bank up with earth