yǎng huo

养 活

Level:

NHSK 789－3 ZW6 NPCR5 Pre-IntermediateMore

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v.support; feed; provide for
- yǎng huo jiā tíng
  养活家庭
  support one's family
- kào bié rén yǎng huo
  靠别人养活
  need other's support for a livelihood
- tā yǒu qī zi yào yǎng huo
  他有妻子要养活。
  He has a wife to keep.
synonym
fǔ yǎng抚养 lā che拉扯 shàn yǎng赡养 fú yǎng扶养
2
v.raise (animals)
- zhè jiā nóng chǎng yǎng huo shàng wàn zhī jī
  这家农场养活上万只鸡。
  This farm raises over ten thousand chickens.
- tā shì nóng mín yǎng huo zhū hé jī
  他是农民，养活猪和鸡。
  He is a farmer and raises pigs and chickens.
- rè dài yú bù kě néng yǎng huo
  热带鱼不可能养活。
  Tropical fish are impossible to keep.
synonym
sì yǎng饲养
3
v.dialgive birth to
- yǎng huo liǎng gè hái zi
  养活两个孩子
  give birth to two children

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