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圈养

juàn yǎng

2-character word Traditional 圈養

What 圈养 means

1. to rear (an animal) in an enclosure

The characters in 圈养

• 圈quāncircle; ring; loop; (fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom…
• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)

Example sentences

• 圈养导致大猩猩生病。
  Juànyǎng dǎozhì dàxīngxing shēngbìng.
  Captivity makes gorillas sick.
• 据估计只有几百只遗留的熊猫，其中的少数圈养在中国和国外的动物园。
  Jùgūjì zhǐ yǒu jǐ bǎi zhǐ yíliú de xióngmāo, qízhōng de shǎoshù quān yǎng zài Zhōngguó hé guówài de dòngwùyuán.
  It is estimated that only a few hundred pandas remain, with a small number of them being raised in zoos in China and abroad.