老有所养
lǎo yǒu suǒ yǎng
the old are provided for
Character by character
老lǎo
old
old
有yǒu
have
have
所suǒ
what
what
养yǎng
support
support
Example
社会保障的目标之一，就是让人人老有所养。
One aim of social security is that everyone should be provided for in old age.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
A slogan of modern social policy, usually in a series: 幼有所育、学有所教、劳有所得、病有所医、老有所养、住有所居、弱有所扶. Its partner 老有所乐 (the old have their pleasures) was a saying in lesson 1-13.
Learn this in Lesson 71 · HSK 6: 银发经济与延迟退休 (The silver economy and later retirement)
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