饲 sì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 饣 — food
- Made of
- 饣 food 司 to take charge of, to control, to manage
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
饲养
sìyǎng
to raise; to rear; to keep animals
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Example phrases
- 城市居民饲养大型犬，应当承担更严格的安全和卫生责任。 Chéngshì jūmín sìyǎng dàxíng quǎn, yīngdāng chéngdān gèng yángé de ānquán hé wèishēng zérèn. Urban residents who keep large dogs should bear stricter safety and hygiene responsibilities.
- 农民们在山脚下饲养了许多鸡和羊。 Nóngmínmen zài shānjiǎo xià sìyǎng le xǔduō jī hé yáng. At the foot of the mountain, the farmers raise many chickens and sheep.
- 现在不少城里人也在家里饲养兔子等小动物。 Xiànzài bù shǎo chénglǐ rén yě zài jiā lǐ sìyǎng túzi děng xiǎo dòngwù. Nowadays quite a few city dwellers also keep rabbits and other small animals at home.
Related words
- 饲料 sìliào animal feed; fodder
- 养 yǎng to raise; to keep
- 营养 yíngyǎng nutrition
- 疗养 liáoyǎng to recover; to rest for health
- 培养 péiyǎng to develop; to train
- 养成 yǎngchéng to form
- 保养 bǎoyǎng to maintain; to take care of
- 修养 xiūyǎng good manners; self-cultivation
- 养老 yǎnglǎo to provide for the elderly
- 养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn nursing home
- 抚养 fǔyǎng to raise; to bring up; to provide for
- 供养 gōngyǎng to support; to provide for