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收养 (shōu yǎng): Adopt (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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收 • shōu • to receive • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
shōu
收
to receive
养 • yǎng • to raise, to nurture, to support • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
yǎng
养
to raise, to nurture, to support
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 收养.
Words with
收
收到
shōu dào
to receive
收入
shōu rù
income
收听
shōu tīng
to listen to (a radio broadcast)
收拾
shōu shi
to put in order
收费
shōu fèi
to charge a fee
吸收
xī shōu
absorb; soak up; assimilate
接收
jiē shōu
reception (of transmitted signal)
收据
shōu jù
receipt; acquittance
Words with
养
养成
yǎng chéng
to cultivate
培养
péi yǎng
train; foster
营养
yíng yǎng
nutrition; nourishment
保养
bǎo yǎng
take good care of one's health; keep fit; keep in good repair
修养
xiū yǎng
accomplishment; training; mastery
养老
yǎng lǎo
to provide for the elderly (family members)
抚养
fǔ yǎng
foster; raise; bring up
教养
jiào yǎng
bring up; train; educate
4.
How to Use 收养 in Sentences
Passive + Verb
with
被
bèi
被
shōu
收
yǎng
养
neutral
be adopted
Verb + Object
with
孩子
shōu
收
yǎng
养
hái
孩
zi
子
Verb + Noun
with
手续
shōu
收
yǎng
养
shǒu
手
xù
续
Adverb + Verb
with
合法
hé
合
fǎ
法
shōu
收
yǎng
养
5.
Example Sentences with 收养
tā
他
shōu
收
yǎng
养
le
了
yī
一
zhī
只
xiǎo
neutral
adopt a child
formal
Written
adoption procedures
formal
legal adoption
小
gǒu
狗
。
He adopted a puppy.
tā
他
men
们
jīng
经
guò
过
shēn
深
sī
思
shú
熟
lǜ
虑
，
jué
决
dìng
定
shōu
收
yǎng
养
yì
一
míng
名
lái
来
zì
自
fú
福
lì
利
yuàn
院
de
的
hái
孩
zi
子
。
After careful consideration, they decided to adopt a child from the welfare institution.
nǐ
你
kǎo
考
lǜ
虑
guò
过
shōu
收
yǎng
养
yì
一
zhī
只
bèi
被
yí
遗
qì
弃
de
的
liú
流
làng
浪
māo
猫
ma
吗
？
Have you ever considered adopting an abandoned stray cat?
zhè
这
duì
对
fū
夫
fù
妇
jué
决
dìng
定
shōu
收
yǎng
养
yí
一
gè
个
hái
孩
zi
子
。
This couple decided to adopt a child.
yóu
由
yú
于
jīng
经
jì
济
tiáo
条
jiàn
件
bù
不
yǔn
允
xǔ
许
，
tā
他
men
们
zàn
暂
shí
时
wú
无
fǎ
法
shōu
收
yǎng
养
chǒng
宠
wù
物
。
Due to financial constraints, they are temporarily unable to adopt a pet.
