养子 (yǎng zǐ) — adopted son; foster son
Definition
An adopted or foster son — a male child raised by someone other than his biological parents. Contrast with 亲子 (biological child) and 义子 (sworn/adopted son, more traditional or formal).
noun
adopted sonfoster son
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，养子。Zhè duì fū fù méi yǒu qīn shēng zǐ nǚ, zhǐ yǒu yí gè yǎng zǐ.This couple has no biological children, only an adopted son.
- 养子，。Tā cóng xiǎo bèi sòng dào bié rén jiā zuò yǎng zǐ, zhǎng dà hòu cái huí dào qīn shēng fù mǔ shēn biān.He was sent to another family as an adopted son as a child and only returned to his biological parents after growing up.
- ，养子。Zài gǔ dài, yǎng zǐ yě yǒu jì chéng jiā chǎn de quán lì.In ancient times, adopted sons also had the right to inherit family property.
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