收养

收養

shōuyǎng

verb HSK 6 #3,667

Meanings

1 to adopt (a child)
2 to take in and raise

Characters

to receive; to take in; to accept

to raise; to nurture; to support

To take in and raise — adopting a child into your family.

Examples

他们收养了一个孤儿。

Tāmen shōuyǎng le yīgè gū'ér.

They adopted an orphan.

收养手续很复杂。

Shōuyǎng shǒuxù hěn fùzá.

The adoption procedures are complicated.

她被一对好心夫妇收养了。

Tā bèi yīduì hǎoxīn fūfù shōuyǎng le.

She was adopted by a kind couple.

Tips

usage

收养 is the formal/legal term for adoption. Related terms: 领养 (lǐng yǎng, also 'to adopt' — more colloquial), 养子 (yǎng zǐ, adopted son), 养女 (yǎng nǚ, adopted daughter), 亲生 (qīnshēng, biological/birth).

Stroke Order

收 shōu

养 yǎng