勞改 (láogǎi) — reform through labor; the PRC penal system of remoulding prisoners by forced work (clipped from 勞動改造)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞

勞改 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)

勞改＝勞＋改

ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄞˇ · láogǎi

noun/verb — reform through labor; the PRC penal system of remoulding prisoners by forced work (clipped from 勞動改造)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

勞labor, toil (勞動)láo

改to reform, remould (改造)gǎi

勞改，勞動的勞，改造的改。