过继 meaning in English
1.(以亲属的儿子做为自己的儿子) adopt a young relative
2.(把自己的儿子给亲属做儿子) have one's child adopted by a relative
◇过继子女 adopted child
Examples
- I've considered going on for a master's degree .
我考虑过继续念硕士学位。 - The airline guaranteed that proper adoption procedures would be followed .
航空公司保证按照正当的过继程序办事。 - If you can not have children of your own , why not consider adoption
假如你自己不能生育,何不考虑过继一个呢 - Wang ' s parents had no children of their own and offered to raise him
当时，因为王建民的父母并没有小孩，所以将王建民过继给哥哥。 - The ways of zhaozhui and guoji from the huizhou deeds and contracts during the ming and qing dynasties
明清徽州文书中所见的招赘与过继