以工代赈

以工代赈
gōngdàizhèn

to provide work to relieve poverty

1 meaning
MEANING

MEANING

  1. verb

    to provide work to relieve poverty

    • The government decided to provide relief through public works, helping disaster victims rebuild their homes.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (person; human (pictographic))RADICAL

A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.

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