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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

认养 [rènyǎnɡ]
  1. 1. verb Claim and bring up or support.
    我从孤儿院认养了两名孤儿。
    I adopted two orphans from the orphanage.
  2. 2. verb Claim and be responsible for raising and protecting (trees, animals, public facilities, etc.) With the approval of related departments.
    认养了一片绿地, 我保证定期进行护理。
    I promise to take care of a stretch of greenbelt land, I will tend and protect it regularly.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

认养 [rènyǎnɡ]
  1. 1. 认领并抚养或赡养
    认养孤儿
    认养孤寡老人。
  2. 2. 经有关部门确认,认领并负责养护(树木、动物、公共设施等)
    认养珍禽异鸟
    认养绿地。

Examples

我从孤儿院认养了两名孤儿。
I adopted two orphans from the orphanage. 认养
认养了一片绿地, 我保证定期进行护理。
I promise to take care of a stretch of greenbelt land, I will tend and protect it regularly. 认养
认养孤儿 认养
认养孤寡老人。 认养
认养珍禽异鸟 认养
认养绿地。 认养

Word Decomposition


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