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养蚕
yǎngcán
Description
养蚕就是在家里养很多蚕，让它们吃桑叶，然后吐丝。
养蚕 means raising many silkworms at home, feeding them mulberry leaves, and then they spin silk.
中国很早就开始养蚕了，人们用蚕丝做出漂亮的丝绸。
China started 养蚕 very early, and people use silkworm silk to make beautiful silk fabrics.
Meanings
养蚕yǎngcán
to raise silkworms
我奶奶年轻的时候在农村养蚕。
My grandmother raised silkworms in the countryside when she was young.
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Notes
- Etymology
养 (to raise) + 蚕 (silkworm), a verb-object compound meaning to raise silkworms.
- Nuance
often used as a whole activity; you can also say 养蚕 with objects inserted, e.g. 养很多蚕.
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