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供养

gōng yǎng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 供養

供养 (gōng yǎng) means "to supply; to provide for one's elders; to support one's parents". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 供养 means

1. to supply
2. to provide for one's elders
3. to support one's parents

Other readings

供养 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• gòng yǎngto make offerings to (gods or ancestors); Taiwan pr. gòng yàng

The characters in 供养

• 供gōngto provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)

Example sentences

• 他要供养他的妈妈和妹妹。
  Tā yào gōngyǎng tā de māma hé mèimei.
  He has to support his mother and his sister.

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