培养 péi yǎng to cultivateto breedto fosterto nurtureto educateto groom (for a position)educationfosteringculture (biology) Example sentences 我想培养小孩的独立性。 wǒ xiǎng péiyǎng xiǎohái de dúlì xìng. I want to culture my child's independence 好习惯要慢慢培养。 hǎo xíguàn yào mànmàn péiyǎng. Good habits need to be cultivated slowly