培养 péiyǎng to cultivate
to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)
How to remember 培养: 培 to cultivate + 养 to raise = to cultivate.
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How it is used
- 培养 (péiyǎng) means to cultivate or foster over time - developing a person's abilities, character, or a habit.
- Common collocations: 培养习惯 (péiyǎng xíguàn, cultivate a habit), 培养人才 (péiyǎng réncái, cultivate/develop talent), 培养兴趣 (foster an interest).
- Contrast with 培训 (péixùn), which is targeted skill training, usually shorter-term and course-based (job training, workshops) - 培养 is the broader, longer-term development of a person or quality, while 培训 is the concrete act of training someone in a specific skill.
- Also used in biology for culturing cells or bacteria (培养细菌).
Example sentences
- 培养政治意识要花费时间。 Péiyǎng zhèngzhì yìshí yàohuāfèi shíjiān.Developing political awareness takes time.