抚养 fǔyǎng to foster
to foster; to bring up; to raise
How to remember 抚养: 抚 to pat + 养 to raise = to foster.
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How it is used
- To raise and provide for a child - 抚养子女 (fǔyǎng zǐnǚ) bring up children, 抚养费 child-support payments.
- The care/legal sense of raising a minor. Contrast 赡养 (shànyǎng), supporting elderly parents, and 养育 (nurture).