claim; adopt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to claim (lost property); to identify and retrieve
Used when claiming lost items at lost-and-found offices or similar contexts.
Shí拾
dé得
jīn金
bǐ笔
yī一
zhī支
，
xī希
wàng望
shī失
zhǔ主
qián前
lái来
rèn认
lǐng领
。
A gold pen was found; the owner is requested to come and claim it.
Qǐng请
dào到
shī失
wù物
zhāo招
lǐng领
chù处
rèn认
lǐng领
nín您
de的
xíng行
li李
。
Please go to the lost and found to claim your luggage.
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Zhè这
bǐ笔
juān捐
kuǎn款
kě可
yǐ以
yóu由
shòu受
zāi灾
jiā家
tíng庭
qián前
lái来
rèn认
lǐng领
。
This donation can be claimed by affected families.
verb
to adopt (a child); to take in and raise as one's own
Refers to the process of legally or informally taking another's child to raise.
Tā他
men们
fū夫
fù妇
cóng从
gū孤
ér儿
yuàn院
rèn认
lǐng领
le了
yī一
gè个
nǚ女
hái孩
。
The couple adopted a girl from the orphanage.
Yóu由
yú于
wú无
fǎ法
shēng生
yù育
，
tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
rèn认
lǐng领
yī一
gè个
hái孩
zi子
。
Unable to have children, they decided to adopt a child.
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Zhè这
gè个
hái孩
zi子
shì是
bèi被
rèn认
lǐng领
de的
，
bù不
shì是
qīn亲
shēng生
de的
。
This child was adopted, not biological.