Chinese word

寄养

Pronunciation

Pinyinjì yǎng

Meaning

  • verbfoster

Example

我把孩子寄养在亲戚家。wǒ bǎ hái zi jì yǎng zài qīn qī jiā

I place the child in foster care with relatives.

Illustration for 寄养 (foster)

More examples

出差时他把孩子寄养在邻居家一周。chū chāi shí tā bǎ hái zi jì yǎng zài lín jū jiā yì zhōu

When he was on a business trip, he placed his child with a neighbor for a week.

Core concept

A child, older person, or animal lives temporarily in another home or facility while a different caregiver provides daily support.

Common phrases

  • 把孩子寄养到亲戚家bǎ hái zi jì yǎng dào qīn qī jiā

    place the child with relatives

  • 把宠物寄养给朋友bǎ chǒng wù jì yǎng gěi péng yǒu

    place a pet with a friend

  • 把孩子寄养在寄养家庭bǎ hái zi jì yǎng zài jì yǎng jiā tíng

    place the child in a foster home

Similar words

照顾zhào gù: Taking care of someone's daily needs and giving the help or support they require.
托管tuō guǎn: Arranging for another person or facility to look after a child or manage an item for a while.
寄存jì cún: Entrusting luggage or other belongings to a place or person for temporary safekeeping.
领养líng yǎng: Legally bringing a child or animal into one's home and raising it as one's own.

Definition in Chinese

把孩子、老人或动物临时交给他人或机构照顾和抚养，使其在对方处生活一段时间。bǎ hái zi lǎo rén huò dòng wù lín shí jiāo gěi tā rén huò jī gòu zhào gù hé fú yǎng shǐ qí zài duì fāng chù shēng huó yí duàn shí jiān

Word origin

寄 (jì, "entrust elsewhere") + 养 (yǎng, "care for and raise") combines placing a dependent with another party and providing the care needed while the dependent lives there.

Usage tips

  • A location phrase commonly follows the verb, making the receiving home or facility an important part of the sentence.

Other meanings

  • boardverb
  • place in someone's careverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 寄养家庭jì yǎng jiā tíngfoster familynoun
  • 寄养中心jì yǎng zhōng xīnfoster care centernoun

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