赡养

• 拼音: shàn yǎng
• 汉字拆解: 赡 = 贝 (money/shell radical, indicating financial provision) + 詹 (phonetic shàn, meaning ample) = to give ample financial support; 养 = 羊 (sheep/nurture) + 食 (food) = to raise and feed

含义

To provide financial and material support for elderly parents or other dependants; to fulfil one's legal and moral duty of care for family members in need.

A legal obligation under Chinese law: adult children must financially support parents who cannot support themselves. 赡养义务 (duty of support), 赡养费 (support payment/alimony), 赡养协议 (support agreement). Deeply rooted in Confucian filial piety. Also applies to spousal support in civil law: 配偶赡养费.

例句

1. 该案件中，三名子女因就赡养年迈父母的费用分摊问题产生纠纷，最终依法由法院判决各自按月支付固定金额的赡养费。
2. 现行法律明确规定，成年子女对丧失劳动能力且无固定收入的父母负有法定赡养义务，拒绝履行者可被追究民事乃至刑事责任。
3. 人口老龄化加速，家庭赡养压力骤增，政府正探索与社会养老结合的保障体系。

用法指南

语境: law, family, social welfare, Confucian ethics

语气: serious

正确说法

• 子女长期拒绝赡养，原告起诉要求法院判令其按月支付赡养费，保障老人生活。(The children had long refused to support their parent, so the plaintiff sued and asked the court to order monthly support payments to protect the elder's basic living needs.)
• 城镇化使许多青壮年进城，农村老人既缺陪伴又难得物质赡养，亟需政策回应。(Urbanisation has taken many young and middle-aged workers to the cities, leaving rural elderly people without companionship or material support, so policy response is urgently needed.)

错误说法

• 他赡养了他的宠物 — 赡养 specifically refers to supporting human dependants with a legal or moral obligation, particularly elderly parents; for caring for pets say 照顾宠物 or 养护宠物

起源与历史

赡 = 贝 (money/shell radical) + 詹 (phonetic shàn, meaning ample/sufficient) = to give financially ample provision; 养 = 羊 (sheep, symbolising nurturing) + 食 (food/to eat) = to feed and raise = 赡养: to financially support and care for

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal