Definition

Examples

• 这对夫妇没有亲生子女，只有一个养子。
  Zhè duì fūfù méiyǒu qīnshēng zǐnǚ, zhǐyǒu yí gè yǎng zǐ.
  This couple has no biological children, only an adopted son.
• 他从小被送到别人家做养子，长大后才回到亲生父母身边。
  Tā cóngxiǎo bèi sòng dào biérén jiā zuò yǎng zǐ, zhǎngdà hòu cái huí dào qīnshēng fùmǔ shēnbiān.
  He was sent to another family as an adopted son as a child and only returned to his biological parents after growing up.
• 在古代，养子也有继承家产的权利。
  Zài gǔdài, yǎng zǐ yě yǒu jìchéng jiāchǎn de quánlì.
  In ancient times, adopted sons also had the right to inherit family property.