day 27raising children, caring for parents

raising children, caring for parents

Talk about having and raising children, adoption, and caring for elderly parents, and describe days that go round in circles with X了Y，Y了X.

today’s words

• 孕妇 yùnfù · pregnant woman
• 孕育 yùnyù · to be pregnant with; to give rise to
• 胎儿 tāi'ér · foetus, unborn baby
• 生育 shēngyù · to give birth, to have children
• 哺育 bǔyù · to nurse, to nurture
• 养育 yǎngyù · to bring up
• 抚养 fǔyǎng · to raise, to bring up (a child)
• 喂养 wèiyǎng · to feed, to rear
• 养活 yǎnghuo · to support, to feed (a family)
• 摇篮 yáolán · cradle
• 周岁 zhōusuì · one full year of age
• 疼爱 téng'ài · to love dearly (a child)
• 娇惯 jiāoguàn · to spoil, to pamper
• 呵护 hēhù · to cherish and protect
• 管教 guǎnjiào · to discipline; discipline
• 监护 jiānhù · to act as guardian
• 领养 lǐngyǎng · to adopt
• 收养 shōuyǎng · to take in and bring up
• 孤儿 gū'ér · orphan
• 保姆 bǎomǔ · nanny, home help
• 管家 guǎnjiā · housekeeper, steward
• 照料 zhàoliào · to take care of
• 伺候 cìhou · to wait on, to look after
• 侍候 shìhòu · to wait upon (written)
• 操劳 cāoláo · to work hard, to toil
• 赡养 shànyǎng · to support (one’s parents)
• 供养 gōngyǎng · to provide for
• 孝敬 xiàojìng · to show filial respect; to give (to parents)
• 孝顺 xiàoshùn · filial, devoted to one’s parents
• 晚年 wǎnnián · one’s later years
• 年迈 niánmài · aged, elderly
• 高龄 gāolíng · advanced age
• 寡妇 guǎfu · widow
• 遗弃 yíqì · to abandon (a child, an old person)

sentences

• 外婆退休以后，每天吃了睡，睡了吃。 · Since Grandma retired, she eats and sleeps, sleeps and eats, every day.
• 孩子刚出生，哭了睡，睡了哭。 · The baby is newborn: it cries, sleeps, wakes and cries again.
• 她写了改，改了写，写了一晚上。 · She wrote, crossed out and rewrote, all evening long.
• 不瞒你说，我也想过请保姆。 · To be honest with you, I’ve thought about hiring a home help too.
• 不是我说你，孩子不能这么娇惯。 · I hate to say it, but you can’t spoil a child like that.