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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 饲养

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
饲养 sì yǎng - to raise
- to rear

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 9 17,352 6,524 21,208

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- old variant of 飼|饲[si4]
- to raise
- to rear
- to feed
yǎng- to raise (animals)
- to bring up (children)
- to keep (pets)
- to support
- to give birth

Other Words Containing 饲养

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
饲养 6 9 17,352 6,524 21,208
饲养员 - - 31,409 24,258 29,938