# 培育 (péiyù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 培育 (péiyù) means “to cultivate; to breed”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to cultivate; to breed
- Pinyin: péiyù (pei2 yu4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 科学家培育出了一种新的水稻。
  Kēxuéjiā péiyù chūle yì zhǒng xīn de shuǐdào.
  Scientists have bred a new variety of rice.

## Characters

- 培 (péi): to bank up with earth; to cultivate (lit. or fig.)
- 育 (yù): to have children; to raise or bring up

https://hanziro.com/word/pei-yu-cultivate/

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