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“adopt” in Chinese

Chinese

Also领养 (lǐng yǎng) · 收养 (shōu yǎng) · 采取 (cǎi qǔ) · 采用 (cǎi yòng)

Pronunciation

Pinyincǎi nà

Example

老板采纳了我的建议。láo bǎn cǎi nà le wǒ de jiàn yì

The boss adopted my suggestion.

Illustration for 采纳 (adopt)

How to say “adopt” in Chinese

“Adopt” in Chinese is 采纳 (cǎi nà).

The hand reaches out to take in a useful idea, making it part of a decision.

Full entry for 采纳: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 采纳

公司最终采纳了新的发展方案。gōng sī zuì zhōng cǎi nà le xīn de fā zhǎn fāng àn

The company ultimately adopted the new development plan.

Tips for using 采纳

  • The word is useful when a boss, team, or institution makes a decision based on someone else's idea; it describes the decision, not just a reply to the speaker.

Other Chinese words for “adopt”

我们决定领养一个孩子。wǒ men jué dìng líng yǎng yí gè hái zi

We decided to adopt a child.

她把那只流浪狗收养了。tā bǎ nà zhǐ liú làng gǒu shōu yǎng le

She adopted that stray dog.

我们要采取更灵活的办法。wǒ men yào cái qǔ gèng líng huó de bàn fǎ

We need to adopt a more flexible approach.

公司决定采用新的制度。gōng sī jué dìng cǎi yòng xīn de zhì dù

The company decided to adopt a new system.

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