Chinese Conversation · Level 11
90 words
Chinese word
养父
Pronunciation
Pinyinyǎng fù
Meaning
- nounadoptive father
Example
养父对我很好。yǎng fù duì wǒ hěn hǎo
My adoptive father treats me very well.
More examples
我常跟养父一起做饭。wǒ cháng gēn yǎng fù yì qǐ zuò fàn
I often cook with my adoptive father.
Core concept
A non-biological father recognized through an adopted parent-child relationship, whether the bond is formal or lived in daily care.
Common phrases
感谢养父gǎn xiè yǎng fù
thank one's adoptive father
和养父相处hé yǎng fù xiāng chǔ
get along with one's adoptive father
Similar words
继父jì fù: A mother's husband who takes a fatherly role toward her child.
生父shēng fù: The man who is a child's biological parent.
父亲fù qīn: A common word for the male parent of a child.
义父yì fù: A man treated or addressed as a father because of honor, duty, or personal ties.
Definition in Chinese
在法律上或事实上承担父亲职责的男性，通过收养与子女形成父子关系，通常并非亲生父亲。zài fǎ lǜ shàng huò shì shí shàng chéng dān fù qīn zhí zé de nán xìng tōng guò shōu yǎng yǔ zí nǚ xíng chéng fù zǐ guān xì tōng cháng bìng fēi qīn shēng fù qīn
Word origin
养 (yǎng, "to raise") + 父 (fù, "father") presents the relationship as fatherhood formed through bringing up a child rather than through birth.
Usage tips
- When describing a family history, this noun identifies the father connected through adoption and is not used merely because a man is married to the child's mother.