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供养
gōng yǎng
Meaning
- to supply
- to provide for one's elders
- to support one's parents
Definition
供给生活所需；赡养；抚养。
To provide for the living needs of; to support (financially); to foster.
Usage
常用于指子女赡养父母、提供物质或经济上的支持，也可指抚养子女、照顾家人，或在宗教、文化语境中指供奉神灵或先烈。
Commonly used to refer to children supporting their parents, providing material or financial support. It can also mean raising children, caring for family members, or in religious/cultural contexts, making offerings to deities or ancestors.
Examples
- 1 子女有义务供养年迈的父母。(Children have the duty to support their elderly parents.)
- 2 他靠微薄的工资供养一家四口。(He supports a family of four on a meager salary.)
- 3 这个寺庙依靠信徒的捐赠来供养僧侣。(This temple relies on donations from believers to support the monks.)
- 4 母亲独自一人供养三个孩子上学。(The mother single-handedly supported three children through school.)
- 5 在古代，农民需要供养地主和官府。(In ancient times, peasants had to support landlords and the government.)
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