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修养 (xiū yǎng): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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修养 (xiū yǎng): Accomplishment (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

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3.

Character Breakdown

修 • xiū • to repair, to cultivate, to make long and slender

xiū修

to repair, to cultivate, to make long and slender

Word Info

Pinyinxiū yǎng

Meaningaccomplishment; training; mastery

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养 • yǎng • to raise, to nurture, to support

yǎng养

to raise, to nurture, to support

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 修养.

仓库cāng kùstorehouse; warehouse
本能běn nénginstinct; native ability
彩票cǎi piàolottery ticket; raffle ticket
不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation
把手bǎ shǒuhandle; holder; hand; knob
便于biàn yúeasy to; convenient for
奔波bēn bōrush about; be on the go
博大精深bó dà jīng shēnextensive and profound; have extensive knowledge and profound scholarship
保养bǎo yǎngtake good care of one's health; keep fit; keep in good repair
报警bào jǐngto give a warning
巴不得bā bù débe only too anxious; eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 修养.

Words with 修

修理xiū lǐrepair; mend; fix
修改xiū gǎirevise; amend; modify
维修wéi xiūkeep in good repair; service; maintain
装修

zhuāng xiū

to decroate

保修bǎo xiūto promise to keep sth in good repair

修复xiū fùrepair; restore; renovate

修建xiū jiànbuild; construct; erect

修订xiū dìngto revise

Words with 养

养成yǎng chéngto cultivate
培养péi yǎngtrain; foster
营养yíng yǎngnutrition; nourishment
保养bǎo yǎngtake good care of one's health; keep fit; keep in good repair
养老yǎng lǎoto provide for the elderly (family members)
抚养fǔ yǎngfoster; raise; bring up
教养jiào yǎngbring up; train; educate
饲养sì yǎngraise; rear; feed

4.

How to Use 修养 in Sentences

Noun + Nounwith艺术

yì艺

shù术

xiū修

yǎng养

neutral

artistic cultivation

Adverb + Verb Phrasewith有

hěn很

yǒu有

xiū修

yǎng养

Adjective + Nounwith个人

gè个

rén人

xiū修

yǎng养

Verb + Object

tí提

gāo高

xiū修

yǎng养

5.

Example Sentences with 修养

tā他

hěn很

yǒu有

xiū修

yǎng养

，

neutral

Spoken

very cultivated

neutral

personal cultivation

neutral

improve one's cultivation

xiū修

yǎng养

shēn身

xīn心

formalWritten

cultivate body and mind

zǒng

总

shì是

duì对

rén人

hěn很

lǐ礼

mào貌

。

He has good cultivation and is always polite to people.

tā他

de的

yán言

xíng行

jǔ举

zhǐ止

chù处

chù处

tǐ体

xiàn现

zhe着

liáng良

hǎo好

de的

gè个

rén人

xiū修

yǎng养

。

His words and actions everywhere reflect good personal accomplishment.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

，

zhēn真

zhèng正

de的

xiū修

yǎng养

tǐ体

xiàn现

zài在

zūn尊

zhòng重

tā他

rén人

shàng上

ma吗

？

Don't you think that true mastery is reflected in respecting others?

tā他

quē缺

fá乏

jī基

běn本

de的

zhí职

yè业

xiū修

yǎng养

，

yīn因

cǐ此

hěn很

nán难

huò获

dé得

tóng同

shì事

de的

xìn信

rèn任

。

He lacks basic professional training, so it's hard for him to gain his colleagues' trust.

zài在

gōng公

gòng共

chǎng场

hé合

bǎo保

chí持

ān安

jìng静

，

zhè这

shì是

zuì最

jī基

běn本

de的

shè社

jiāo交

xiū修

yǎng养

。

Keeping quiet in public places is the most basic social accomplishment.