Word: 养 (yǎng)

东边不养西边养

dōngbian bù yǎng xībiān yǎng

if the east doesn't feed you, the west will

他养了几条狗。

Tā yǎngle jǐ tiáo gǒu.

He has dogs.

他有一大家子要养。

Tā yǒu yí dàjiā zǐ yào yǎng.

He has a large family to support.

你养宠物吗？

Nǐ yǎng chǒngwù ma?

Do you have any pets?

你家里养过爬行动物吗？

Nǐ jiālǐ yǎngguo páxíngdòngwù ma?

Have you ever kept a reptile at home?

你没有养任何植物或动物，对吧？

Nǐ méiyǒu yǎng rènhé zhíwù huò dòngwù, duì ba?

You don't have any plants or animals, right?

养不教,父之过

yǎng bú jiào,fù zhī guò

to feed without teaching is the father's fault

养几盆花调剂一下心情。

Yǎng jǐ pénhuā tiáojì yíxià xīnqíng.

Keeping a few pots of flowers gives your mood a change of pace.

养正邪自退

yǎng zhèngxié zì tuì

nurture what is right and the wrong retreats by itself

养病如养虎

yǎngbìng rú yǎng hǔ

nursing an illness is like raising a tiger

养蛇咬自己,怨不得别人

yǎng shé yǎo zìjǐ,yuànbùde biéren

raise a snake and it bites you: you can't blame anyone else

各人养的各人疼

gèrén yǎng de gèrén téng

each person dotes on the one he raised

天生人，地养人

tiānshēng rén, dì yǎng rén

Heaven gives birth to people, earth feeds them

她养各种不同的宠物。

Tā yǎng gèzhǒng bùtóng de chǒngwù.

She kept various kinds of pets.

宁养一条龙，不养十只熊

nìng yǎng yìtiáolóng, bù yǎng shí zhī Xióng

better to raise one dragon than ten bears

我一直想养宠物。

Wǒ yìzhí xiǎng yǎng chǒngwù.

I've always wanted a pet.

我们让他养狗。

Wǒmen ràng tā yǎng gǒu.

We let him keep the dog.

我养了只狗。

Wǒ yǎngle zhǐ gǒu.

I keep a dog.

我养的猫昨天死了。

Wǒ yǎng de māo zuótiān sǐle.

My pet cat died yesterday.

我养过一只猫。

Wǒ yǎngguo yìzhī māo.

I had a cat.

我没有养猫。

Wǒ méiyǒu yǎng māo.

I don't have a cat.

我父亲不允许我养狗。

Wǒ fùqīn bù yǔnxǔ wǒ yǎng gǒu.

My father does not allow me to have a dog.

我父亲不让我养狗。

Wǒ fùqīn búràng wǒ yǎng gǒu.

My father won't allow me to keep a dog.

我需要养两个孩子。

Wǒ xūyào yǎng liǎng gè háizi.

I have two children to support.

桃养人，杏伤人，李子树下埋死人

táo yǎng rén, xìng shāngrén, lǐzi shù xià mái sǐ rén

peaches nourish, apricots harm, under the plum tree they bury the dead

母亲养大我们，是何等辛苦啊！

Mǔqīn yǎng dà wǒmen, shì héděng xīnkǔ a!

How hard it was for Mother to raise us!

浅水里养王八，早就看透是什么货

qiǎnshuǐ li yǎng wángba, zǎojiù kàntòu shì shénme huò

raising turtles in shallow water: you saw long ago what kind of goods they are

爸爸终于肯让我养小狗了。

Bàba zhōngyú kěn ràng wǒ yǎng xiǎogǒu le.

Dad finally agreed to let me keep a puppy.

猫养猫疼，狗养狗疼

māo yǎng māo téng, gǒu yǎng gǒu téng

a cat loves the cat it raised; a dog loves the dog it raised

租约上写着不能养宠物吗？

Zūyuē shàng xiězhe bùnéng yǎng chǒngwù ma?

Does the lease say that pets are not allowed?

老鼠养的猫不疼

lǎoshǔ yǎng de māo bù téng

the cat that a rat raised isn't pitied

谁养孩子谁当娘，谁种土地谁收粮

shéi yǎng háizi shuí dāng niáng, shéi zhòng tǔdì shéi shōu liáng

whoever raises the child is the mother; whoever farms the land harvests the grain

那位寡妇一个人养大孩子。

Nà wèi guǎfu yí gè rén yǎng dà háizi.

That widow raised her children all by herself.

那位藏族老人在山里养了很多牛。

Nà wèi Zàngzú lǎorén zài shān lǐ yǎngle hěn duō niú.

That elderly Tibetan man raises many cattle in the mountains.

邻居养了一只什么品种的猫？

Línjū yǎngle yìzhī shénme pǐnzhǒng de māo?

What breed of cat did the neighbor get?

邻居爱种花，也爱养鸟。

Línjū ài zhònghuā, yě ài yǎng niǎo.

My neighbor loves growing flowers and keeping birds.