# 素养 (sùyǎng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 素养 (sùyǎng) means “personal quality; cultivation”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: personal quality; cultivation
- Pinyin: sùyǎng (su4 yang3)
- Traditional: 素養
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 多读书能提高文化素养。
  Duō dúshū néng tígāo wénhuà sùyǎng.
  Reading widely helps improve cultural literacy.

## Characters

- [素](https://hanziro.com/word/su-plain/) (sù): plain; vegetarian
- [养](https://hanziro.com/word/yang-raise/) (yǎng): to raise; to keep (pets)

https://hanziro.com/word/su-yang-personal-quality/

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