养老金 (yǎnglǎojīn): pension

Measure Word

一笔养老金 bǐ

Meanings

1 pension
2 retirement pay

Characters

Examples

他每个月能领到一笔养老金。

Tā měigè yuè néng lǐngdào yī bǐ yǎnglǎojīn.

He can receive a pension every month.

政府计划提高养老金的标准。

Zhèngfǔ jìhuà tígāo yǎnglǎojīn de biāozhǔn.

The government plans to raise the pension standard.

Tips

memory

养老 (support the elderly) + 金 (money) = money to support you in old age — a pension.

Stroke Order

养 yǎng

老 lǎo

金 jīn

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