adopt; take in and raise
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to adopt (a child); to take in and raise (another's child) as one's own
Refers to the legal and social process of taking another person's child into one's family and raising them as a permanent family member. Distinguished from 'foster care' (寄养), which is usually temporary.
Tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
shōu收
yǎng养
nà那
gè个
gū孤
ér儿
。
They decided to adopt that orphan.
Zhè这
duì对
shàn善
liáng良
de的
fū夫
fù妇
shōu收
yǎng养
le了
yī一
gè个
qì弃
yīng婴
。
This kind couple adopted an abandoned baby.
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Shōu收
yǎng养
hái孩
zi子
xū需
yào要
bàn办
lǐ理
hěn很
duō多
fǎ法
lǜ律
shǒu手
xù续
。
Adopting a child requires a lot of legal paperwork.
Tā她
bèi被
yī一
duì对
měi美
guó国
fū夫
fù妇
shōu收
yǎng养
hòu后
，
jiù就
bān搬
dào到
le了
niǔ纽
yuē约
。
After being adopted by an American couple, she moved to New York.