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教养

jiào yǎng

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 教養

What 教养 means

1. to educate; to bring up; to nurture
2. upbringing; breeding; culture

The characters in 教养

• 教jiāoto teach; to instruct
• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)

Example sentences

• 他是个有教养的人。
  Tā shì gè yǒu jiàoyǎng de rén.
  He is a learned man.
• 虽说是高学历，也未必就有教养。
  Suīshuō shì gāoxuélì, yě wèibì jiù yǒu jiàoyǎng.
  A good education doesn't imply a good upbringing.
• 在教养上，他们可以说是和野蛮人差不多。
  Zàijiào yǎng shàng, tāmen kěyǐ shuō shì hé yěmánrén chàbuduō.
  With regards to culture, you could say they're like barbarians.

Words containing 教养

• 劳动教养láo dòng jiào yǎngreeducation through labor