敬老院 (jìng lǎo yuàn) — nursing home, old people's home (with a respectful connotation)
Definition
An 'old people's home' or 'nursing home'. The 敬老 ('respect the elderly') framing gives it a more respectful tone than plain 老人院.
noun
nursing homeold people's home (with a respectful connotation)
Measure word · 家
Examples
- 敬老院，。Wǒ nǎi nai zhù zài jìng lǎo yuàn, nà lǐ de hù gōng hěn zhào gù tā.My grandmother lives in a nursing home, and the caregivers there take good care of her.
- 敬老院，。Shè qū xīn jiàn le yì jiā jìng lǎo yuàn, fāng biàn lǎo rén shēng huó.The community built a new nursing home to make life easier for the elderly.
- 敬老院。Hěn duō lǎo rén xǐ huan qù jìng lǎo yuàn hé tóng líng rén yì qǐ liáo tiān.Many elderly people enjoy going to the nursing home to chat with peers.
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