培 (pui4) — bank up with earth; earth up in Cantonese
puiˎ₄培Mandarin Pinyin: pei2
Meaning of 培
nounbank up with earth; earth up
nounfoster; cultivate; train
Example Sentences with 培
neiˏ₅你zoiˉ¹栽puiˎ₄培ngoˏ₅我singˎ₄成waiˎ₄為louˏ₅老siˉ¹師
You trained me to become a teacher
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個dinˍ₆電hei˗₃器geiˊ²幾onˉ¹安pui4?培？
How many amperes is this appliance?
tiuˎ₄條sin˗₃線mˎ₄唔gau˗₃夠onˉ¹安pui4.培。
The wire doesn't have enough amperes.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個bouˊ²保himˊ²險siˉ¹絲geiˊ²幾onˉ¹安pui4?培？
What is the ampere rating of this fuse?
keoiˏ₅佢jungˍ₆用ganˊ²緊sapˍ₆十onˉ¹安pui4.培。
It's using ten amperes.
Words Containing 培
培養pui4 joeng5
to train, to culture, to bring up, to groom (for a position)
固本培元gu3 bun2 pui4 jyun4
to solidify/strengthen a foundation (esp. of health)
培育pui4 juk6
to train; to breed
培養基pui4 joeng5 gei1
culture medium
培植pui4 zik6
to cultivate, to train
培養皿pui4 joeng5 ming5
Petri dish
崗位培訓gong1 wai2 pui4 fan3
on-the-job training
堪培拉ham1 pui4 laai1
Canberra (capital of Australia)
本地培養的人才bun2 dei6 pui4 joeng5 dik1 jan4 coi4
homegrown talent
培土pui4 tou2
to earth up
培修pui4 sau1
to repair earthworks
培根pui4 gan1
Bacon, an English surname
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