领养 meaning in English

lǐngyǎng

to adopt (a child, pet etc)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 領養20 strokes

Meaning of 领养

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lǐngyǎng
  1. to adopt (a child, pet etc)

领养 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

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.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

领 lǐng · neck · 11 strokes

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养 yǎng · to raise · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 领养.

领导lǐngdǎolead; leading
带领dàilǐngto guide; to lead
领先lǐngxiānto lead; to be in front
营养yíngyǎngnutrition; nourishment
本领běnlǐngskill; ability
培养péiyǎngto cultivate; to breed
养成yǎngchéngto cultivate; to raise
疗养liáoyǎngto get well; to heal
占领zhànlǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force
领带lǐngdàinecktie
保养bǎoyǎngto take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair
率领shuàilǐngto lead; to command

Questions about 领养

What does 领养 mean?

领养 (lǐngyǎng) means "to adopt (a child, pet etc)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 领养?

领养 is made of 2 characters: 领 (11 strokes), 养 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 领养 an HSK word?

Yes. 领养 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 领养 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 领养 is written 領養.