No. 3,323 in Chinese
培養
"培養" means "to cultivate, nurture, or foster."
In a sentence
他致力於培養自己的技能。
He is committed to cultivating his skills.
In this sentence, the word 培養 (cultivate) is used to describe actively improving or developing personal skills or competencies.
學校應該培養學生的創造力。
Schools should foster students' creativity.
Here, 培養 means to foster or nurture qualities or characteristics in others, specifically in an educational context.
這些植物需要小心地培養。
These plants need to be carefully nurtured.
In this instance, 培養 refers to the cultivation of plants, emphasizing care and nurturing in physical growth processes.
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