养老

• 拼音: yǎng lǎo
• 汉字拆解: 养 = 羊 (sheep) + 食 (food), meaning to raise/nourish; 老 = pictograph of an elderly person with long hair and a cane

含义

To provide for the elderly; retirement support. Care and financial support for aging parents or oneself in old age.

A crucial concept in Chinese society due to filial piety traditions. Common phrases: 养老金 (pension), 养老院 (nursing home), 养老保险 (pension insurance), 居家养老 (home-based elderly care). The aging population has made 养老 a major policy concern.

例句

1. 现在很多年轻人面临着养老压力。
2. 政府正在完善养老保险制度。
3. 他们打算退休后去海南养老。

用法指南

语境: family, society, policy

语气: serious

正确说法

• 养老问题越来越受关注。(The issue of elderly care is receiving more attention.)
• 每个月都在交养老保险。(I pay pension insurance every month.)

错误说法

• 养老他 — 应说'给他养老'或'赡养他'，养老一般不直接加宾语

起源与历史

Compound of 养 (to raise, support) + 老 (old). Together meaning to care for the elderly.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal