過繼

过继
guòjì
  1. to adopt
  2. to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)

CEDICT

  1. to adopt a young relative
  2. to give one's child to a relative for adoption; to have one's child adopted by a relative

Wiktionary

自己沒有兒子而以兄弟、親戚或他人之子為後嗣，稱為「過繼」。《初刻拍案驚奇．卷一七》：「府尹道：『你還有別的兒子或是過繼的否？』」也作「過房」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 過 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=1 過 guo (experienced action marker)
2 繼 jì
  1. to continue
  2. to follow after
  3. to go on with
  4. to succeed
  5. to inherit
  6. then
  7. afterwards

Related entries

可決 kějué
  1. to adopt
  2. to pass
  3. to vote approval (of a law etc)
抱養 bàoyǎng to adopt (a child)
採用 cǎiyòng
  1. to adopt
  2. to employ
  3. to use
採用他的理念。

Adopt his concepts.

Source: Tatoeba

採行 cǎixíng to adopt (a system, policy, strategy etc)
過房 guòfáng
  1. to adopt
  2. to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
一隻老鼠跑過房間。

One mouse ran through the room.

Source: Tatoeba

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