Chinese word

养殖

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǎng zhí

Meaning

  • verbbreed

Example

他在海边养殖鱼虾。tā zài hǎi biān yǎng zhí yú xiā

He breeds fish and shrimp by the sea.

Illustration for 养殖 (breed)

More examples

这个村民靠人工养殖螃蟹为生。zhè ge cūn mín kào rén gōng yǎng zhí páng xiè wéi shēng

This villager earns a living by artificially breeding crabs.

Core concept

A planned human-controlled process that helps living things grow in number or yield for practical use.

Common phrases

  • 人工养殖rén gōng yǎng zhí

    breed artificially

  • 规模化养殖guī mó huà yǎng zhí

    breed on an industrial scale

  • 养殖鱼虾yǎng zhí yú xiā

    breed fish and shrimp

Similar words

饲养sì yǎng: Looking after animals and feeding them so they grow.
繁殖fán zhí: Increasing plant or animal numbers through natural or assisted reproduction.
培育péi yù: Growing seeds, cells, young plants, or organisms under controlled conditions to improve their traits.

Definition in Chinese

在人工条件下有计划地饲养并促使动植物数量增加或产出提高，以供销售或使用。zài rén gōng tiáo jiàn xià yǒu jì huà dì sì yǎng bìng cù shǐ dòng zhí wù shù liàng zēng jiā huò chǎn chū tí gāo yǐ gōng xiāo shòu huò shǐ yòng

Word origin

养 (yǎng, "nurture") + 殖 (zhí, "increase") combines care with multiplication, giving the word its sense of producing more organisms or output under human management.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word usually describes organized production such as seafood, crops, or livestock rather than simply keeping an animal at home.

Other meanings

  • fish farmingnoun
  • raiseverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 养殖业yǎng zhí yèfish-farming industrynoun
  • 养殖场yǎng zhí chǎngaquaculture farmnoun
  • 养殖户yǎng zhí hùaquaculture farmernoun

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