收养

• 拼音: shōu yǎng
• 汉字拆解: 收 = to receive, take in; 养 = to raise, nurture — to adopt

含义

To adopt (a child); adoption. Legally taking a child into one's family and raising them as one's own.

A formal legal term for child adoption. The child becomes 养子 (adopted son) or 养女 (adopted daughter). Related terms: 收养家庭 (adoptive family), 被收养 (to be adopted), 收养手续 (adoption procedures). Distinguished from 领养 (which is more commonly used in Taiwan).

例句

1. 他们夫妻决定收养一个孤儿。
2. 收养孩子需要经过严格的审核程序。
3. 她从小被一对善良的夫妇收养长大。

用法指南

语境: legal, family, social

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这对夫妇收养了三个孩子。(This couple adopted three children.)
• 收养协议已经签署完毕。(The adoption agreement has been signed.)

错误说法

• 收养宠物不用'收养'而用'领养' (For adopting pets, use 领养 rather than 收养 — 收养 is specifically for children)

起源与历史

Compound of 收 (to receive, take in) + 养 (to raise, nurture). Together meaning to take in and raise a child.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal