yǎng

Meaning of 颐养

颐养 means to take care of one's health; to nurse one's health; to recuperate (especially in old age). Pronounced yí yǎng.

  • to take care of one's health; to nurse one's health; to recuperate (especially in old age)

Definitions & Examples

tuì退
xiū
hòu
huí
dào
xiāng
xià
yǎng
tiān
nián
 

After retiring, he returned to the countryside to live out his remaining years in peace.

Lǎo
rén
zài
qīng
jìng
zhī
yǎng
 
shēn
jiàn
kāng
jiàn
 

The elderly man recuperated in this quiet place, and his health gradually improved.

yǎng
jīng
shén
 
láo
xīn
 

Conserve your spirit and energy; do not tax your mind and strength.