劳教所

勞教所

láojiàosuǒ

noun #29,342

Measure Word

一所劳教所 suǒ

Meanings

1 re-education through labor camp
2 correctional labor institution

Characters

to teach; to educate

place; institution

Examples

他被送进了劳教所。

Tā bèi sòng jìn le láojiàosuǒ.

He was sent to a labor re-education camp.

中国已经废除了劳教所制度。

Zhōngguó yǐjīng fèichú le láojiàosuǒ zhìdù.

China has abolished the labor re-education camp system.

Tips

history

劳动教养 (re-education through labor) was a Chinese administrative detention system that allowed police to sentence people to up to four years without trial. It was formally abolished in December 2013.

Stroke Order

劳 láo

教 jiāo

所 suǒ