收养

shōu yǎng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
to adopt (a child)
adoption

Definition

通过法律程序，将他人的子女作为自己的子女抚养，形成拟制的亲子关系。

The legal process of taking another person's child into one's own family and raising them as one's own child, creating a legal parent-child relationship.

Usage

常用于法律、家庭关系等语境，表示接收并抚养非亲生的孩子。

Commonly used in legal and family contexts, indicating the act of taking and raising a child who is not biologically one's own.

Examples

1 他们决定收养一个孤儿。 (They decided to adopt an orphan.)
2 收养手续需要提供很多证明材料。 (The adoption procedures require many supporting documents.)
3 她从小就被收养了，后来找到了亲生父母。 (She was adopted as a child and later found her biological parents.)
4 收养孩子需要评估家庭的经济条件和教育背景。 (Adopting a child requires an assessment of the family's financial situation and educational background.)
5 很多明星也通过收养方式组建了家庭。 (Many celebrities also formed families through adoption.)

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