勞改

劳改
láogǎi
  1. abbr. for 勞動改造 láodònggǎizào
  2. reform through labor
  3. laogai (prison camp)

CEDICT

laogai; reform through labor; a slogan used by the criminal justice system of the People's Republic of China to refer to its prison labor system

Wiktionary

極權政府為懲治、改造人民思想，使其接受其特定的極權主義，乃以勞動鍛鍊、勞動改造等壓迫性手段來改造人民，這種改造活動稱為「勞改」。

重編國語辭典

勞動改造／劳动改造(láodònggǎizào,“通過強制勞動對被判刑的人進行改造”)的簡稱。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 勞 láo
  1. (bound form) to toil; labor
  2. (bound form) laborer
  3. (bound form) meritorious deed
  4. (bound form) fatigue
  5. to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth)
  6. to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. lào)
2 改 gǎi
  1. to change
  2. to alter
  3. to transform
  4. to correct

Containing this entry

勞改營 láogǎiyíng correctional labor camp

Related entries

勞動改造 láodònggǎizào
  1. reeducation through labor
  2. laogai (prison camp)