Chinese Character Dictionary

养女

yăng nu:3

adopted daughter

养子

yăng zĭ

adopted son

养家

yăng jiā

to support a family

养家活口

yăng jiā huó kŏu

to support one's family (idiom)

养家糊口

yăng jiā hú kŏu

to support one's family (idiom); to have difficulty feeding a family

养尊处优

yăng zūn chŭ yōu

to live like a prince (idiom)

养廉

yăng lián

to encourage honesty

养性

yăng xìng

mental or spiritual cultivation

养成

yăng chéng

to cultivate

养料

yăng liào

nutriment

养乐多

Yăng lè duō

Yakult (Japanese yogurt brand)

养殖

yăng zhí

to cultivate

养殖业

yăng zhí yè

cultivation industry

养母

yăng mŭ

foster mother

养活

yăng huo

to provide for

养汉

yăng hàn

to commit adultery (of married woman)

养父

yăng fù

foster father

养生

yăng shēng

to maintain good health

养生法

yăng shēng fă

regime (diet)

养生送死

yăng shēng sòng sĭ

to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)

养病

yăng bìng

to recuperate

养痈贻患

yăng yōng yí huàn

lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster

养痈遗患

yăng yōng yí huàn

lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster

养眼

yăng yăn

visually attractive

养神

yăng shén

to rest

养精蓄锐

yăng jīng xù ruì

to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push

养羊

yăng yáng

sheep husbandry

养老

yăng lăo

to provide for the elderly (family members)

养老保险

yăng lăo băo xiăn

old-age insurance

养老送终

yăng lăo sòng zhōng

to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die

养老金

yăng lăo jīn

pension

养老院

yăng lăo yuàn

nursing home

养育

yăng yù

to rear

养花

yăng huā

growing flowers

养虎伤身

yăng hŭ shāng shēn

Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later

养虎为患

yăng hŭ wéi huàn

lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity

养虎遗患

yăng hŭ yí huàn

Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later

养蜂

yăng fēng

to raise bees

养蜂人

yăng fēng rén

beekeeper

养蜂业

yăng fēng yè

beekeeping

养蚕

yăng cán

to raise silkworms

养蚕业

yăng cán yè

silk industry

养护

yăng hù

to maintain

养路费

yăng lù fèi

road maintenance tax (China)

养鸡场

yăng jī chăng

chicken farm

养颜

yăng yán

to nourish one's skin

养鱼池

yăng yú chí

fishpond

养鱼缸

yăng yú gāng

aquarium

餋

juàn

to offer sacrifices

饵

ĕr

pastry

饵敌

ĕr dí

to lure the enemy

饵线

ĕr xiàn

tippet (in fly-fishing)

饵诱

ĕr yòu

to lure

饵雷

ĕr léi

baited trap

饹

le

see 餄餎|饸饹[hé le]

餐

cān

meal

餐具

cān jù

tableware

餐室

cān shì

dining room

餐巾

cān jīn

napkin

餐巾纸

cān jīn zhĭ

paper napkin