养生
yǎng shēng
Pinyin

Definition

养生
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yǎng shēng
  1. to maintain good health
  2. to raise a child or animal
  3. curing (of concrete etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
女生
nu:3 shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
学生
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild
生
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
生日
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
生活
shēng huó
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 activity
  3. 3 to live
  4. 4 livelihood
发生
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
一生
yī shēng
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 throughout one's life
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
今生
jīn shēng
  1. 1 this life
来生
lái shēng
  1. 1 next life
再生
zài shēng
  1. 1 to be reborn
  2. 2 to regenerate
  3. 3 to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)
  4. 4 recycling
  5. 5 regeneration
出生
chū shēng
  1. 1 to be born
大学生
dà xué shēng
  1. 1 university student
  2. 2 college student
天生
tiān shēng
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 disposition
  3. 3 innate
  4. 4 natural
学生会
xué sheng huì
  1. 1 student union
学生证
xué sheng zhèng
  1. 1 student identity card

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
  1. 1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
  1. 1 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
  2. 2 brave
  3. 3 willing to risk life and limb
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
劫后余生
jié hòu yú shēng
  1. 1 after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
  1. 1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
  2. 2 fig. to live in the past (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这就是中国人的养生之道，《黄帝内经》里就有说：病至而治之汤液。
zhè jiùshì Zhōngguórén de yǎngshēng zhī dào ，《HuángdìNèijīng 》lǐ jiùyǒu shuō ：bìng zhì ér zhì zhī tāngyè 。
This is the Chinese way to good health, according to one of the earliest medical books there is a saying that sickness is cured by soup.
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老赵啊，按着;您上回的养生建议，调整了作息时间之后，我的睡眠质量确实提升不少；睡眠充足了，精神也越发矍铄，工作效率极高，真是良性循环。
Lǎo Zhào ā ，àn zhe ;nín shànghuí de yǎngshēng jiànyì ，tiáozhěng le zuò shíjiān zhīhòu ，wǒ de shuìmián zhìliàng quèshí tíshēng bùshǎo ；shuìmián chōngzú le ，jīngshén yě yuèfā juéshuò ，gōngzuò xiàolǜ jígāo ，zhēn shì liángxìng xúnhuán 。
Lao Zhao, going along with the health suggestions you gave me last time I adjusted my rest and work patterns and it's really improved my quality of sleep; Now I'm getting enough sleep, my psychological state is getting better and better, and I'm extremely efficient at work. It really is a virtuous cycle.
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那是你自个儿的功劳，有心愿意配合，才能发生转变，要不然所谓的养生秘诀也不过就是一句废话而已哈。
nà shì nǐ zìgěr de gōngláo ，yǒu xīn yuànyì pèihé ，cáinéng fāshēng zhuǎnbiàn ，yàoburán suǒwèi de yǎngshēng mìjué yě bùguò jiùshì yī jù fèihuà éryǐ hā 。
That was your own hard work, that you were willing to go along with it. That's the only reason change happened. Otherwise, all the secrets to good health are just hot air, ha.
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哪能啊，您真是说笑了，重视睡眠，调整作息，除此以外还有什么简单有效的养生法啊？
nǎnéng ā ，nín zhēn shì shuōxiào le ，zhòngshì shuìmián ，tiáozhěng zuòxī ，chúcǐyǐwài háiyǒu shénme jiǎndān yǒuxiào de yǎngshēng fǎ ā ？
Not at all. You really must be kidding me. Except for making sure to get enough sleep and adjusting your work and rest patterns, what other simple but effective health tips are there?
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您说的一点没错，我已经开始反省目前的状态了，与其人到中年便早早进病房，我宁可少赚些银子，好好养生。
nín shuō de yīdiǎn méicuò ，wǒ yǐjīng kāishǐ fǎnxǐng mùqián de zhuàngtài le ，yǔqí rén dào zhōngnián biàn zǎo zǎo jìn bìngfáng ，wǒ nìngkě shǎo zhuàn xiē yínzǐ ，hǎohāo yǎngshēng 。
You're not wrong there. I've already started to reflect on my current situation. Rather than going into hospital early in middle age, I'd rather earn a little less money and look after my health properly.
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真是有先见之明，要不嫌我唠叨，我倒是可以给你介绍些中医养生之道。
zhēn shì yǒu xiānjiànzhīmíng ，yào bùxián wǒ láodao ，wǒ dàoshì kěyǐ gěi nǐ jièshào xiē zhōngyī yǎngshēng zhī dào 。
You really have a lot of foresight. If you don't mind me prattling on, I can introduce you to some traditional Chinese medicine health skills.
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嗨，过奖过奖，不过中医养生讲究的六个字“三分调，七分养”，药物只是治标，而通过日常睡眠、饮食、情绪等各方面养成良好习惯，才能使身体保持平衡。
hāi ，guòjiǎng guòjiǎng ，bùguò zhōngyī yǎngshēng jiǎngjiu de liù gè zì “sānfēn tiáo ，qīfēn yǎng ”，yàowù zhǐshì zhìbiāo ，ér tōngguò rìcháng shuìmián 、yǐnshí 、qíngxù děng gèfāngmiàn yǎngchéng liánghǎo xíguàn ，cáinéng shǐ shēntǐ bǎochí pínghéng 。
Hey, you're too polite. However, the six character phrase captures the essence of Traditional Chinese Medicine: "three parts treatment, seven parts life habits". Drugs treat the symptoms, not the cause, and it's through acquiring good habits in terms of aspects like sleeping everyday, food and drink and emotional wellbeing, that you maintain equilibrium in your body.
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没没没，我理解你们年轻人都崇尚办事效率，不过中医养生真不是一蹴而就的，如果你非得要我想那么一招，我想那大概就是重视睡眠。
méi méi méi ，wǒ lǐjiě nǐmen niánqīngrén dōu chóngshàng bànshì xiàolǜ ，bùguò zhōngyī yǎngshēng zhēn bù shì yīcùérjiù de ，rúguǒ nǐ fēiděi yào wǒ xiǎng nàme yī zhāo ，wǒ xiǎng nà dàgài jiùshì zhòngshì shuìmián 。
No, no, I understand that you young people are all about efficiency, however, traditional Chinese medicine really isn't about solving everything in one go. If you really want me to think of a technique like that, then I'd have to say it's taking care of your sleep habits.
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这样就太得不偿失咯，中医说“养生之诀，当以睡眠为先，睡能还精，睡能养气，睡能健脾益胃，睡能坚骨强筋”，古人的经验之谈还是有可取之处的。
zhèyàng jiù tài débùchángshī lo ，zhōngyī shuō “yǎngshēng zhī jué ，dāng yǐ shuìmián wèi xiān ，shuì néng huán jīng ，shuì néng yǎngqì ，shuì néng jiànpí yìwèi ，shuì néng jiāngǔ qiángjīn ”，gǔrén de jīngyàn zhī tán háishì yǒu kěqǔzhīchù de 。
The gains really don't surpass what you lose in this case. There's a saying in traditional Chinese medicine circles: "Sleep should take priority in any health strategy, as sleep can restore your spirit, sleep can restore chi, sleep is beneficial for the stomach and the spleen and sleep can strengthen your bones and build your muscles." There's always something to learn from the experience of those from pre-modern China.
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适可而止老人养生并非越瘦越好
shìkěérzhǐ lǎorén yǎngshēng bìngfēi Yuè shòu Yuè hǎo
Seniors health is not to be as thin as possible.
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