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To take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) in Chinese: 收养 (shōu yǎng)

shōu yǎng

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

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 收養1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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收
养

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄡ

shōu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄧㄤˇ

yǎng

ㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

收养

Simplified

收養

Traditional

Example sentences

See 收养 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他们收养了一个没有父母的孩子。

    tā men shōu yǎng le yí gè méi yǒu fù mǔ de hái zi。

    They adopted a child who had no parents.

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Related words

收

shōu

to receive

养

yǎng

to raise (animals)

收入

shōu rù

to take in

收拾

shōu shi

to put in order

养成

yǎng chéng

to cultivate

培养

péi yǎng

to cultivate

收获

shōu huò

to harvest

收据

shōu jù

receipt

吸收

xī shōu

to absorb

营养

yíng yǎng

nutrition

收到

shōu dào

to receive

收费

shōu fèi

to charge a fee

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