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收养

shōu yǎng · shou yang

Traditional 收養

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
  2. to adopt (a child)
  3. adoption
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A little dog

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，这只(zhèzhǐ)小狗(xiǎogǒu)一个人(yīgèrén)在(zài)公园里(gōngyuánlǐ)。

    Look, this little dog is alone in the park.

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)没有(méiyǒu)主人(zhǔrén)，我们(wǒmen)收养(shōuyǎng)它(tā)吧(ba)！

    It has no owner. Let's adopt it!

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)，可是(kěshì)房东(fángdōng)让(ràng)我们(wǒmen)养(yǎng)吗(ma)？

    Good idea. But will the landlord let us keep it?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)问(wèn)，你(nǐ)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)陪(péi)它(tā)。

    I will go and ask. You stay here with it.

  5. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)回来(huílai)，琦琦(qíqí)也(yě)想(xiǎng)收养(shōuyǎng)它(tā)！

    Come back quick! Qiqi wants to adopt it too!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)三个人(sāngèrén)一起(yīqǐ)养(yǎng)吧(ba)。

    Then the three of us can raise it together.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)妻(qī)子(zi)想(xiǎng)收(shōu)养(yǎng)一(yí)个(gè)孩(hái)子(zi)。

My wife wants to adopt a child.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)收(shōu)养(yǎng)了(le)那(nà)个(gè)孤(gū)儿(ér)。

They adopted the orphan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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