赡养费 (shàn yǎng fèi) — alimony; payment for support of one's parents

Definition

Examples

• 他每个月给父母寄赡养费。
  Tā měi gè yuè gěi fù mǔ jì shàn yǎng fèi.
  He sends support money to his parents every month.
• 法院判决他支付赡养费直到老人去世。
  Fǎ yuàn pàn jué tā zhī fù shàn yǎng fèi zhí dào lǎo rén qù shì.
  The court ordered him to pay support until the elderly pass away.
• 离婚时，双方就赡养费问题达成了协议。
  Lí hūn shí, shuāng fāng jiù shàn yǎng fèi wèn tí dá chéng le xié yì.
  During the divorce, both parties reached an agreement on the issue of alimony.