cultivate

出处：按学科分类—医药、卫生 天津大学出版社《汉英英汉中医大辞典》第763页（794字）

【词性】：v．

【释义】：

①培养②修习，磨炼(才干，能力等)

cultivate health in old age颐养晚年

cultivate medicinal herbs培植中草药

cultivate the body and the spirit修养身心

cultivate the mentality in conformity to the four seasons顺应四时以调神

cultivate the old recipes挖掘古方

cultivate the spirit调摄精神

cultivate the vital energy for growing养长

cultivate the vital energy for sprouting养生

cultivate the vital essence保养精气

cultivate yang-qi保养阳气

cultivate yin-qi保养阴气

Cultivating temperament would be better than conserving health．养生莫若养性。