jì​yǎng

to foster

  • created sense approved 寄养/寄養 · jì​yǎng · to foster — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄养 / 寄養

    jì​yǎng

    to foster

    to entrust someone with the care of a child, elderly person, or pet; to place a person or animal in a temporary foster home or boarding house

    寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to entrust 养 (literal) → 养/養 · yǎng · to support

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 寄养/寄養 · jì​yǎng · to depend on others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄养 / 寄養

    jì​yǎng

    to depend on others

    to depend on others for a living; to live in another's household and be supported by them

    寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to stay temporarily 养 (literal) → 养/養 · yǎng · to support

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense