Correct
培养 vs 培育
/ péiyǎng vs péiyù /
Strokes
Formula
1
培养细菌
2
培育树苗
3
培养接班人
4
培育英才
5
培育市场
Definition
培养 and 培育 both are Verb, which means [foster; train; culture; breed].
Example
培养 and 培育, both verbs can be applied to plants, meaning "to breed or cultivate". When applied to human beings, they mean "to foster, to educate".
1) 培养 stresses education and training in the long run while 培育 stresses "bringing up". When applied to things, 培养 is usually said of a style of work, habit. etc.
2) In example ① the two words are interchangeable. But in other usages, each has some customary collocations, such as 培养细菌 (culturing of bacteria), 培育树苗 (grow sapling), etc. which are not interchangeable.
2) In example ① the two words are interchangeable. But in other usages, each has some customary collocations, such as 培养细菌 (culturing of bacteria), 培育树苗 (grow sapling), etc. which are not interchangeable.
培养细菌
培育树苗
1
Yuányì
园艺
gōngzuòzhě
工作者
zhèngzài
正在
péiyù
培育
(
péiyǎng
培养
)
yī
一
zhǒng
种
xīn
新
de
的
júhuā
菊花
pǐnzhǒng
品种
。
The horticulturist is cultivating a new species of chrysanthemum.
2
Jiàoshī
教师
de
的
zérèn
责任
shì
是
péiyù
培育
(
péiyǎng
培养
)
réncái
人才
。
The teacher's duty is to create talents.
When applied to human beings, each word also has its customary collocations; they has different stress, not interchangeable.
培养接班人
培育英才
3
Tā
他
zìyòu
自幼
shīqù
失去
shuāngqīn
双亲
,
shì
是
shūfù
叔父
bǎ
把
tā
他
péiyǎng
培养
qǐlai
起来
de
的
。
His parents died in his early childhood, and it was his uncle who cultivated him. (the stress is on education)
4
Tā
他
zìyòu
自幼
duō
多
bìng
病
,
quán
全
kào
靠
mǔqīn
母亲
xīnqín
辛勤
péiyù
培育
,
cái
才
chángdàchéngrén
长大成人
。
He was sickly since his childhood and it was his mother who brought him up painstakingly. (the stress is on breeding)
In example ⑤ 培养 is usually used. When 培育 is applied to things, one can say 培育市场 (develop markets), but 培养 cannot be used instead.
培育市场
5
Zhè
这
suǒ
所
dàxué
大学
de
的
yōuliáng
优良
chuántǒng
传统
,
péiyǎng
培养
le
了
shīshēng
师生
yánjǐn
严谨
de
的
xuéfēng
学风
。
The university has fine traditions, which develop the good learning habits of its students.