What does 涵养 mean in Chinese?

涵养 (hán yǎng) means "to conserve (e.g. water); self-restraint; self-possession" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 涵养?

涵养 is pronounced "hán yǎng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

涵养 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

涵养 is made up of the characters 涵, 养. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 涵养 using our stroke order tool.

verb

hán yǎng

to conserve (e.g. water); self-restraint; self-possession

Keep going

涵养 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Study this word

HSK Lord shows you this card again right before you would forget it, so each review is short and the word stays with you.

10 new cards a day on the free plan, no credit card.

Get the app

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.