Definition
认领 has two main uses: to claim a lost or found item (e.g., at a lost-and-found office), and to formally adopt a child. The adoption sense involves a legal process, so context makes the meaning clear.
v.
to claim (a lost or found item)to adopt (a child)
Examples
- 认领。Wǒ zài shīwù zhāolǐng chù rèn lǐng le wǒ de qiánbāo.I claimed my wallet at the lost and found office.
- 认领。Tāmen juédìng rèn lǐng yí gè gū'ér.They decided to adopt an orphan.
- 认领。Tā qù jǐngchájú rèn lǐng diūshī de hùzhào.She went to the police station to claim her lost passport.
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