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赡养 (贍養)
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

赡养 [shànyǎng]
  1. 1. verb support
    赡养父母
    support one's parents

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

赡养 [shànyǎng]
  1. 1. support; provide for;maintain
    赡养父母
    support one's parents

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

赡养 [shànyǎng]
  1. 1. 供给生活需要;特指供给父母的生活需要。

Examples

每位子女都负有赡养老人的责任和义务。
Every child bares the responsibility and obligation of supporting the old.
这家伙不赡养父母,真是个混蛋。
That guy is a bastard, he refuses to support his parents.
他一直把义母当成自己亲生母亲来赡养
He always provides for his adoptive mother as if she were his biological mother.
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赡养
赡养父母的义务不可推卸。
儿女应该赡养父母。
指靠子女赡养

Collocations

赡养
alimony
赡养义务
an obligation to support someone
赡养老人
to provide for an old man
精神赡养
spiritual support

Word Decomposition


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