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领养

lǐng yǎng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 領養

领养 (lǐng yǎng) means "to adopt (a child); adoption". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 领养 means

1. to adopt (a child, pet etc)

The characters in 领养

• 领lǐngneck; collar; to lead
• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)

Example sentences

• 如果你不能有孩子，你总能领养。
  Rúguǒ nǐ bù néng yǒu háizi, nǐ zǒngnéng lǐngyǎng.
  If you can't have children, you could always adopt.

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