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

在旧社会，穷人只能住进救济院。

Zài jiù shèhuì, qióngrén zhǐ néng zhù jìn jiùjìyuàn.

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

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.

他在救济院长大，后来靠自学成才。

Tā zài jiùjìyuàn zhǎng dà, 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