| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 保養 | 保养 | bǎo yǎng | take good care of (or conserve) one's health; keep in good repair |
| 抱養 | 抱养 | bào yǎng | adopt (a child) |
| 哺養 | 哺养 | bǔ yǎng | feed; rear |
| 補養 | 补养 | bǔ yǎng | take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health |
| 撫養 | 抚养 | fǔ yǎng | to foster; to bring up; to raise |
| 撫養成人 | 抚养成人 | fǔ yǎng chéng rén | to bring up (a child) |
| 教養 | 教养 | jiào yǎng | (n) upbringing; early conditioning; (v) bring up; nurture and train |
| 勞動教養 | 劳动教养 | láo dòng jiào yǎng | reeducation through labor |
| 療養 | 疗养 | liáo yǎng | (n) get well; heal; recuperate |
| 培養 | 培养 | péi yǎng | to train; culture; to bring up; to groom (for a position) |
| 培養基 | 培养基 | péi yǎng jī | culture medium |
| 贍養 | 赡养 | shàn yǎng | support; provide support for; maintain |
| 收養 | 收养 | shōu yǎng | adopt; adoption |
| 飼養 | 饲养 | sì yǎng | to raise; to rear |
| 飼養者 | 饲养者 | sì yǎng zhě | feeder |
| 細胞培養 | 细胞培养 | xì bāo péi yǎng | cell culture |
| 細胞培養器 | 细胞培养器 | xì bāo péi yǎng qì | cell cultivator |
| 休養 | 休养 | xiū yǎng | (v) recover; recuperate |
| 修養 | 修养 | xiū yǎng | accomplishment; training; self-cultivation |
| 休養生息 | 休养生息 | xiū yǎng shēng xí | recuperate |
| 養 | 养 | yǎng | give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.) |
| 養成 | 养成 | yǎng chéng | form; acquire; cultivate |
| 養兒防老 | 养儿防老 | yǎng ér fáng lǎo | (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age |
| 養分 | 养分 | yǎng fèn | (n) nutrient |
| 養父 | 养父 | yǎng fù | foster, adopted father |
| 養活 | 养活 | yǎng huo | (v) raise animals; (v) feed and clothe |
| 養雞場 | 养鸡场 | yǎng jī chǎng | chicken farm |
| 養老 | 养老 | yǎng lǎo | provide for the elderly |
| 養老保險 | 养老保险 | yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn | (n) old-age insurance |
| 養老金 | 养老金 | yǎng lǎo jīn | pension |
| 養老院 | 养老院 | yǎng lǎo yuàn | nursing home |
| 養料 | 养料 | yǎng liào | nutriment; nourishment |
| 養母 | 养母 | yǎng mǔ | foster, adopted mother |
| 養育 | 养育 | yǎng yù | foster; rear |
| 養殖 | 养殖 | yǎng zhí | cultivate; cultivation |
| 養殖漁業 | 养殖渔业 | yǎng zhí yú yè | fish farming |
| 飲食療養 | 饮食疗养 | yǐn shí liáo yǎng | diet |
| 營養 | 营养 | yíng yǎng | nutrition; nourishment |
| 營養不良 | 营养不良 | yíng yǎng bù liáng | (n) deficiency disease; dystrophy; malnutrition; undernourishment |
| 營養繁殖 | 营养繁殖 | yíng yǎng fán zhí | vegetative reproduction |
| 營養品 | 营养品 | yíng yǎng pǐn | nourishment |
| 營養學 | 营养学 | yíng yǎng xué | nutrition |
| 滋養 | 滋养 | zī yǎng | nourish |
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