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领养

lǐng yǎng · ling yang

Traditional 領養

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to adopt (a child, pet etc)
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A pet turtle

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)领养(lǐngyǎng)一只(yīzhī)乌龟(wūguī)。

    I want to adopt a tortoise.

  2. Liangliang

    乌龟(wūguī)？为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)领养(lǐngyǎng)小狗(xiǎogǒu)？

    A tortoise? Why not adopt a puppy?

  3. Dengdeng

    小狗(xiǎogǒu)要(yào)每天(měitiān)出去(chūqù)玩(wán)，乌龟(wūguī)比较(bǐjiào)安静(ānjìng)。

    A puppy needs to go out to play every day. A tortoise is quieter.

  4. Liangliang

    但是(dànshì)乌龟(wūguī)能(néng)活(huó)一百年(yībǎinián)，领养(lǐngyǎng)它(tā)要(yào)照顾(zhàogu)它(tā)一辈子(yībèizi)。

    But tortoises can live a hundred years. Adopting one means caring for it for life.

  5. Dengdeng

    一百年(yībǎinián)？那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)得(děi)好好(hǎohǎo)锻炼(duànliàn)身体(shēntǐ)了(le)。

    A hundred years? Then I must exercise properly too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)不(bù)能(néng)有(yǒu)孩(hái)子(zi)，你(nǐ)总(zǒng)能(néng)领(lǐng)养(yǎng)。

If you can't have children, you could always adopt.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)决(jué)定(dìng)领(lǐng)养(yǎng)一(yì)只(zhī)流(liú)浪(làng)猫(māo)。

They decided to adopt a stray cat.

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