培 péi
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- Made of
- 土 soil, earth 咅 to spit out
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
培养
péiyǎng
to develop; to train
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 培养好习惯。 Péi yǎng hǎo xí guàn. Develop good habits.
- 学校培养学生。 Xué xiào péi yǎng xué sheng. The school trains students.
- 父母培养孩子。 Fù mǔ péi yǎng hái zi. Parents bring up children.
Related words
- 培训 péixùn training
- 培训班 péixùnbān training course
- 培育 péiyù to cultivate; to grow
- 养 yǎng to raise; to keep
- 营养 yíngyǎng nutrition
- 疗养 liáoyǎng to recover; to rest for health
- 养成 yǎngchéng to form
- 保养 bǎoyǎng to maintain; to take care of
- 修养 xiūyǎng good manners; self-cultivation
- 积累 jīlěi to accumulate
- 分散 fēnsàn to scatter; to distract
- 缓解 huǎnjiě to ease; to relieve