收养

shōu yǎng

HSK 7 verb

Meaning 释义

to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
to adopt (a child)
adoption

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In real sentences 真实例句

他们tāmen收养shōuyǎng了le那个nàge小xiǎo女孩nǚhái。

They adopted the little girl.

Tatoeba #782323

我wǒ妻子qīzǐ想xiǎng收养shōuyǎng一个yī ge孩子háizi。

My wife wants to adopt a child.

Tatoeba #1415755

他们tāmen收养shōuyǎng了le那个nàge孤儿gū'ér。

They adopted the orphan.

Tatoeba #8730054

我们wǒmen收养shōuyǎng了le一个yī ge孩子háizi。

We adopted a child.

Tatoeba #9690048

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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