养老
yǎnglǎo
to provide for the elderly
Characters in this word
老 lǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 老 — old, aged
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这个城市正在完善养老服务，让老人能在社区得到照顾。 Zhè ge chéngshì zhèngzài wánshàn yǎnglǎo fúwù, ràng lǎorén néng zài shèqū dédào zhàogù. This city is improving elderly care services so that older people can be looked after in the community.
- 他们夫妻俩攒了一笔钱，准备以后养老用。 Tāmen fūqī liǎ zǎn le yì bǐ qián, zhǔnbèi yǐhòu yǎnglǎo yòng. The couple saved a sum of money to use for their old age later.
- 现在很多年轻人也开始提前考虑养老问题。 Xiànzài hěn duō niánqīngrén yě kāishǐ tíqián kǎolǜ yǎnglǎo wèntí. Now many young people also start thinking about providing for old age in advance.
Related words
- 养 yǎng to raise; to keep
- 营养 yíngyǎng nutrition
- 疗养 liáoyǎng to recover; to rest for health
- 培养 péiyǎng to develop; to train
- 养成 yǎngchéng to form
- 保养 bǎoyǎng to maintain; to take care of
- 修养 xiūyǎng good manners; self-cultivation
- 养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn nursing home
- 抚养 fǔyǎng to raise; to bring up; to provide for
- 供养 gōngyǎng to support; to provide for
- 教养 jiàoyǎng upbringing; education; to cultivate
- 领养 lǐngyǎng to adopt