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弃婴

Word · Verb · NounTraditional棄嬰

abandon an infant; abandoned infant

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to abandon an infant

formal

A serious legal offense and social issue.

Qì弃
yīng婴
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
wéi违
fǎ法
xíng行
wéi为
 。

Abandoning an infant is a serious illegal act.

Fǎ法
lǜ律
guī规
dìng定
 ,
qì弃
yīng婴
huò或
nì溺
yīng婴
dōu都
yào要
zhuī追
jiū究
fǎ法
lǜ律
zé责
rèn任
 。

The law stipulates that abandoning or drowning an infant will lead to legal liability.

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Tā她
yīn因
wèi为
pín贫
kùn困
hé和
jué绝
wàng望
ér而
qì弃
yīng婴
 。

She abandoned her infant due to poverty and despair.

2.

noun

abandoned infant; foundling

formal

Refers to the child who has been abandoned.

Tā他
men们
zài在
gū孤
ér儿
yuàn院
lǐng领
yǎng养
le了
yī一
gè个
qì弃
yīng婴
 。

They adopted an abandoned infant from the orphanage.

Jǐng警
chá察
fā发
xiàn现
le了
gōng公
yuán园
cháng长
yǐ椅
shàng上
de的
qì弃
yīng婴
 。

The police found an abandoned infant on a park bench.

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Zhè这
gè个
qì弃
yīng婴
bèi被
sòng送
dào到
fú福
lì利
jī机
gòu构
zhào照
gù顾
 。

This abandoned infant was sent to a welfare institution for care.