What does 收养 mean in Chinese?
收养 (shōuyǎng) means to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
收养
to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
02
to adopt (a child)
03
adoption
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 收养
How do you pronounce 收养?
收养 is pronounced shōuyǎng.
Is 收养 an HSK word?
收养 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 收养?
收养 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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