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领养

lǐng yǎng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to adopt (a child, pet etc)

Definition

指通过合法手续，把别人的孩子或动物等作为自己的子女或宠物来抚养。

To legally take someone else's child or an animal into one's own family to raise as one's own.

Usage

常与表示对象的名词连用，如‘领养孩子’、‘领养宠物’；也可用于植物或物品，但较少见。

Often used with nouns indicating the object, such as 'adopt a child' or 'adopt a pet'; can also be used for plants or items, though less common.

Examples

  • 1 他们决定领养一个孤儿。 (They decided to adopt an orphan.)
  • 2 她从动物收容所领养了一只流浪猫。 (She adopted a stray cat from the animal shelter.)
  • 3 这对夫妇已经领养了三个孩子。 (The couple has adopted three children.)
  • 4 我们应该领养而不是购买宠物。 (We should adopt pets instead of buying them.)
  • 5 她领养了一棵被遗弃的盆栽。 (She adopted an abandoned potted plant.)

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