勞改

Mandarin

simplified	劳改
traditional	勞改

Etymology

• 勞 ("labor") + 改 ("improvement"); an abbreviation for 勞動改造, literally, "reform through labor."

Noun

勞改 (traditional, Pinyin láogǎi, simplified 劳改)

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

• 勞動改造