养老院 (yǎng lǎo yuàn): nursing home

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 6noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: nursing home
Characters: 3
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 6

Full definitions

nursing home

Chinese explanation

专门为老年人提供住宿、饮食、医疗护理和日常照料的机构，通常接收生活不能完全自理或需要长期照顾的老人
有时也指供老年人集体居住、休闲和养老的场所。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

to raise (animals)

HSK 3

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

courtyard

Example sentences

We plan to send Grandpa to a nursing home next month because his health is getting worse.

The service at this nursing home is very good; the elderly are all well cared for.

With the aging population, the demand for nursing homes is increasing.

She volunteers at a nursing home every day, chatting with the elderly.

This nursing home has complete facilities and professional medical staff.

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