修
养

Accomplishment in Chinese: 修养 (xiū yǎng)

xiū yǎng

accomplishment

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 修養1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1accomplishment
  2. 2training
  3. 3self-cultivation

Stroke order

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修
养

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄡ

xiū

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄧㄤˇ

yǎng

ㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

修养

Simplified

修養

Traditional

Example sentences

See 修养 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他是个很有修养的人。

    tā shì gè hěn yǒu xiū yǎng de rén。

    He is a very cultivated, well-mannered person.

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Related words

修

xiū

to decorate

养

yǎng

to raise (animals)

养成

yǎng chéng

to cultivate

培养

péi yǎng

to cultivate

修改

xiū gǎi

to amend

营养

yíng yǎng

nutrition

疗养

liáo yǎng

to get well

维修

wéi xiū

maintenance (of equipment)

修理

xiū lǐ

to repair

装修

zhuāng xiū

to decorate

保养

bǎo yǎng

to take good care of (or conserve) one's health

修复

xiū fù

to restore

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