饲养

sì yǎng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to raise
2. to rear

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 放养 fàng yǎng 放养 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment 指让动物在自然环境中自由活动觅食，饲养则强调人工照料: to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment

Related words

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• 培育 péi yù 培育 péi yù to train 侧重于培养和繁育的过程，饲养则侧重日常照管: to train
• 养殖 yǎng zhí 养殖 yǎng zhí to cultivate 指大规模饲养动物或水产，常用于经济生产: to cultivate

Synonyms

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• 喂养 wèi yǎng 喂养 wèi yǎng to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) 多用于动物或儿童，饲养则更多用于动物: to feed (a child, domestic animal etc)

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“动物、家畜、宠物”等词搭配，如“饲养宠物”、“饲养牛羊”。

Common mistakes

饲养通常用于动物，不能用于植物或人，表示“培养人才”应用“培养”而非“饲养”。

Example Sentences

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农民 饲养 牲畜来获得肉和奶。

Farmers raise livestock to obtain meat and milk.

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Words Containing 饲养

• 饲养员 饲养员 sì yǎng yuán: zookeeper
• 饲养场 饲养场 sì yǎng chǎng: farm
• 饲养业 饲养业 sì yǎng yè: stock farming
• 饲养者 饲养者 sì yǎng zhě: feeder

Child Words of 饲养

• 养 养 yǎng: to raise (animals)
• 饲 饲 sì: to raise