救济院

救濟院

jiùjìyuàn

noun #22,655

Measure Word

一所救济院 suǒ

Meanings

1 poorhouse
2 almshouse
3 workhouse
4 refuge for the poor

Characters

to rescue / to save

to aid / to relieve / to help

courtyard / institution / compound

Examples

HSK 4

在旧社会，穷人只能住进救济院。

Zài jiù shèhuì, qióngrén zhǐnéng zhù jìn jiùjìyuàn.

In the old society, the poor could only live in poorhouses.

HSK 7-9

这座救济院建于19世纪，收留流浪者和孤儿。

Zhè zuò jiùjìyuàn jiàn yú shíjiǔ shìjì, shōuliú liúlàngzhě hé gū'ér.

This almshouse was built in the 19th century and sheltered vagrants and orphans.

HSK 7-9

他在救济院长大，后来靠自学成才。

Tā zài jiùjìyuàn zhǎngdà, hòulái kào zìxué-chéngcái.

He grew up in a poorhouse and later became accomplished through self-study.

Tips

history

救济院 (poorhouse/almshouse) was a common institution in pre-modern China and in European-influenced urban China. The term is now largely historical - modern equivalents include 养老院 (nursing home) and 社会救助机构 (social assistance organizations).

Stroke Order

救 jiù

济 jì

院 yuàn