领养

• ピンイン: lǐng yǎng
• 漢字の分解: 领 = 令 + 页 (receive, take); 养 = 羊 + 食 (feed, nurture)

意味

養子にする／引き取って育てる（養子縁組する）

Used in legal, social welfare, and humanitarian contexts. In China, the Adoption Law governs the process of child adoption. Also widely used for animal adoption through shelters. The term implies a formal commitment to care and responsibility.

例文

1. 这对夫妇经过多年等待，终于通过合法程序领养了一名孤儿。
2. 许多家庭选择从动物收容所领养流浪猫狗，为它们提供温暖的家。
3. 政府出台了新的领养法规，旨在简化手续并加强对被领养儿童的保护。

使い方ガイド

場面: legal, social welfare, family

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 他们决定领养一名来自山区的孤儿，给孩子一个稳定的家。(They decided to adopt an orphan from a mountainous area, giving the child a stable home.)
• 很多志愿者鼓励市民从救助站领养宠物而非购买。(Many volunteers encourage citizens to adopt pets from rescue centres rather than buying them.)

避ける言い方

• 把领养和收养随意混用 — 领养 and 收养 are largely synonymous in modern Chinese, but 收养 is more formal and legal in tone; in casual speech both are acceptable (In formal legal documents, 收养 is slightly more precise, though both terms are widely accepted)

起源と歴史

领 (to receive, take in) + 养 (to raise, nurture) — to receive and raise as one's own.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal