救济院 (jiù jǐ) — poorhouse; almshouse; institution for the poor

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• 民国时期，很多城市都有救济院。
  Mín guó shí qī, hěn duō chéng shì dōu yǒu jiù jǐ.
  During the Republic of China period, many cities had poorhouses.
• 他小时候家里穷，曾在救济院住过几年。
  Tā xiǎo shí hou jiā lǐ qióng, céng zài jiù jǐ zhù guò jǐ nián.
  When he was young, his family was poor, and he lived in an almshouse for a few years.
• 那座救济院建于十九世纪末，现在成了博物馆。
  Nà zuò jiù jǐ jiàn yú shí jiǔ shì jì mò, xiàn zài chéng le bó wù guǎn.
  That poorhouse was built at the end of the 19th century and is now a museum.