Definition
养老 (yǎng lǎo) means 'to provide for one's elderly parents' or 'to enjoy a life in retirement'. It differs from 供养 (gōng yǎng, more formal, general material support) and 赡养 (shàn yǎng, a legal term for financial support of elderly parents) in that 养老 emphasizes the elderly themselves and can also refer to one's own retirement lifestyle.
verb
to provide for one's elderly parentsto support the elderlyto enjoy a life in retirement
Examples
- 养老。Tā měi gè yuè dōu jì qián huí jiā gěi fùmǔ yǎng lǎo.He sends money home every month to support his parents in their old age.
- ，养老。Tuìxiū hòu, yéye zài lǎojiā yǎng lǎo.After retirement, grandpa lives out his old age in his hometown.
- 养老。Hěnduō guójiā dōu yǒu hěn hǎo de yǎng lǎo zhìdù.Many countries have good old-age support systems.
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