养yǎngto raise (animals); to keep (pets)

1. 1.

   to raise (animals); to keep (pets)verb

2. 2.

   to bring up (children)verb

3. 3.

   to supportverb

• 养to raise (animals); to keep (pets)

养 often takes an animal or 孩子 as its object, and it can be used with 了 to say how long or how many.

1. HSK 1

   我家养了一只猫。

   Wǒ jiā yǎng le yì zhī māo.

   My family keeps a cat.

2. HSK 3

   养孩子很不容易。

   Yǎng háizi hěn bù róngyì.

   Bringing up children is not easy.

3. HSK 1

   他一个人工作，养一家人。

   Tā yí gè rén gōngzuò, yǎng yì jiā rén.

   He works alone and supports the whole family.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   我想养一只狗。

   Wǒ xiǎng yǎng yì zhī gǒu.

   I want to keep a dog.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   养狗要每天带它出去走走，你有时间吗？

   Yǎng gǒu yào měi tiān dài tā chūqù zǒuzou, nǐ yǒu shíjiān ma?

   Keeping a dog means taking it out for a walk every day. Do you have time?

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我下班很早，晚上有时间。

   Wǒ xiàbān hěn zǎo, wǎnshang yǒu shíjiān.

   I get off work early, so I have time in the evening.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   那你可以先去看看我朋友的小狗。

   Nà nǐ kěyǐ xiān qù kànkan wǒ péngyou de xiǎo gǒu.

   Then you can go see my friend's puppy first.

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