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静养

jìng yǎng

2-character word Traditional 靜養

What 静养 means

1. to convalesce
2. to recuperate
3. to fully relax

The characters in 静养

• 静jìngstill; calm; quiet
• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)

Example sentences

• 医生告诉她要静养。
  Yīshēng gàosu tā yào jìngyǎng.
  The doctor told her that she should take a rest.

Sounds the same

Read jìng yǎng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 敬仰to revere; highly esteemed

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