收养

shōuyǎng

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

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 收養

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他们收养了一只流浪猫。

They adopted a stray cat.

谁愿意收养孤儿?

Who is willing to adopt an orphan?