养 yǎng to raise (animals)to bring up (children)to keep (pets)to supportto give birth Example sentences 我一直都很想养一只哈士奇。 wǒ yīzhí dōu hěn xiǎng yǎng yī zhī hāshìqí. I always wanted to raise a husky dog 家里已经有五只狗，但爸爸还想再养一只。 jiālǐ yǐjīng yǒu wǔ zhī gǒu, dàn bàba hái xiǎng zài yǎng yī zhī. We have already five dogs in our home but our dad wants to raise another one