养
生

To maintain good health in Chinese: 养生 (yǎng shēng)

yǎng shēng

to maintain good health

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 養生1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to maintain good health
  2. 2to raise a child or animal
  3. 3curing (of concrete etc)

Stroke order

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养
生

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄤˇ

yǎng

ㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

养生

Simplified

養生

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 爷爷很注重养生，每天都去散步。

    yé ye hěn zhù zhòng yǎng shēng， měi tiān dōu qù sàn bù。

    Grandpa cares a lot about staying healthy and takes a walk every day.

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Related words

生

shēng

to be born

养

yǎng

to raise (animals)

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

生命

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

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