领养

lǐng yǎng · ling yang

Traditional 領養

Meaning

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  1. to adopt (a child, pet etc)

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)不(bù)能(néng)有(yǒu)孩(hái)子(zi),你(nǐ)总(zǒng)能(néng)领(lǐng)养(yǎng)。

If you can't have children, you could always adopt.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)决(jué)定(dìng)领(lǐng)养(yǎng)一(yì)只(zhī)流(liú)浪(làng)猫(māo)。

They decided to adopt a stray cat.

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