Kids Like Me in China Vocabulary

China

• A country in East Asia, the third largest and with the largest population in the world.

Safe

• Protected well, not in danger.

Scared

• The feeling of being afraid of something.

Take care of

• Keep someone safe and give them food, clothing, and other things they need.

Visit

• Go to see.

Adopt

• Take other people's child legally and take care of her/him as one's own.

Birth parents

• Mom and dad who give birth to the child.

Caregiver

• The person who takes care of children with no parents.

Chinese American

• American citizens who have Chinese ancestors.

Complex

• Complicated, not simple.

Connection

• The social link between people.

Decision

• A conclusion reached after thinking about it carefully.

Determined

• Being very firm to do and finish something.

Orphanage

• A place where children have no parents live together.

Province

• Like state in the USA. Some countries are divided into provinces.

Raise

• Bring up a child.

Abandonment

• Giving up a child completely

Biological

• Related by blood.

Community

• A group of people sharing common characteristics, interests, goals, religions, or attitudes.

Disruption

• Ending of adoption.

Kin

• One's family and relations.