Meaning of shōu yǎng:

shōu yǎng

收养

Verb

to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption

Tā juédìng qù dòngwù shōuróng suǒ shōuyǎng yī zhī gǒu.

他决定去动物收容所收养一只狗。

He decided to go to the animal shelter to adopt a dog.

Tāmen juédìng qù gū'éryuàn shōuyǎng yīgè xiǎohái.

他们决定去孤儿院收养一个小孩。

They decided to go to the orphanage to adopt a child.

Tāmen juédìng qù dòngwù shōuróngsuǒ shōuyǎng yī zhī xiǎo māo.

他们决定去动物收容所收养一只小猫。

They decided to adopt a kitten from the animal shelter.

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