How to say “provide for old age” in Chinese
provide for old age
“Provide for old age” in Chinese is 养老, yǎng lǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
养老 is read yǎng lǎo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “养老”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 养老. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 儿女都在外地工作，谁来给父母养老？érnǚdōuzàiwàidìgōngzuò,shéiláigěifùmǔyǎnglǎoThe children all work in other cities — who will look after the parents in their old age?
- 奶奶不愿意去养老院nǎinaibúyuànyìqùyǎnglǎoyuànGrandma doesn’t want to go to a nursing home.
More words from the lesson “Elders and old age”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “provide for old age” in Chinese?
“Provide for old age” in Chinese is 养老, pinyin yǎnglǎo.
What does 养老 mean?
养老 (yǎnglǎo) means “provide for old age”.
How do you write 养老?
养老 is 2 characters: 养 (yǎng) — raise, keep; 老 (lǎo) — old, respected. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 养老?
养老 is read yǎnglǎo. Tones: yǎng — third tone, lǎo — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“provide for old age” in the lesson “Elders and old age”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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