How to say “adopt” in Chinese
adopt (a proposal, advice)
“Adopt” in Chinese is 采纳, cǎi nà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
采纳 is read cǎi nà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, a hand; at the bottom, 木 “tree”: picking fruit. It hints at the sound of 彩 cǎi and 菜 cài.
On the left, 纟 “thread”; on the right, 内 nèi “inside”: taking something in.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “采纳”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 采纳. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 公司采纳了我的建议。gōngsīcǎinàlewǒdejiànyìThe company adopted my proposal.
More words from the lesson “Recognize and accept”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “adopt” in Chinese?
“Adopt” in Chinese is 采纳, pinyin cǎinà.
What does 采纳 mean?
采纳 (cǎinà) means “adopt (a proposal, advice)”.
How do you write 采纳?
采纳 is 2 characters: 采 (cǎi) — pick, gather; 纳 (nà) — accept, pay in. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 采纳?
采纳 is read cǎinà. Tones: cǎi — third tone, nà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“adopt” in the lesson “Recognize and accept”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and values” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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