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管教所 (guǎn jiào suǒ) — reformatory (a penal institution for juvenile offenders)

Definition

A 寓教所 is a correctional facility specifically for juvenile offenders, focusing on reform and education rather than punishment.

noun
reformatory (a penal institution for juvenile offenders)
Measure word · 所

Examples

  • 管教所。
    Tā bèi sòng dào guǎn jiào suǒ jiē shòu gǎi zào.
    He was sent to the reformatory to undergo rehabilitation.
  • 管教所。
    Zhè ge guǎn jiào suǒ zhǔ yào shōu róng shí liù suì yǐ xià de shào nián fàn.
    This reformatory mainly houses juvenile offenders under the age of sixteen.
  • 管教所，。
    Cóng guǎn jiào suǒ chū lái zhī hòu, tā zhǎo dào le zhèng shì gōng zuò.
    After leaving the reformatory, he found a regular job.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

管教discipline and educate
管guǎnmanage/discipline教jiàoteach
联合Coordinate
所suǒplace

管教 means discipline and educate, and 所 is a place, so an institution for reforming young offenders.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
官
官guān管guǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
子子zǐchild
攵Written in full as攴pūteaching cane; stick that represents authority
Sound part声符shēngfú
爻
爻yáo教jiào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

教 uses 爻 for its sound and puts 子 (child) with 攵 (攴), a teaching cane, to show teaching a child.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斤斤jīnaxe
Sound part声符shēngfú
戶
戶hù所suǒ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

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Crime & Police

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