Definition
养猪 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to raise pigs' or 'pig farming'. The verb 养 can separate from the object 猪 when you insert a measure word, duration, or other modifiers between them, e.g. 养了三头猪 ('raised three pigs'). This is a common pattern for verb-object compounds in Chinese.
v.o.
to raise pigspig farming
Examples
- 养猪。Tā jiā yǐqián kào yǎng zhū wéi shēng.His family used to make a living by raising pigs.
- 。Tā yǎng le èrshí tóu zhū.He raised twenty pigs.
- 。Wǒ cónglái méi yǎng guo zhū.I have never raised pigs.
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