劳改

Mandarin

simpl.		劳改
trad.		勞改

Etymology

• 劳 ("labor") + 改 ("improvement"); an abbreviation for 劳动改造, literally, "reform through labor."

Noun

劳改 (simplified, Pinyin láogǎi, traditional 勞改)

1. 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

Synonyms

• 劳动改造