re-education through labor
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
re-education through labor; laojiao
formalA historical administrative detention system in China (1957–2013) where offenders were detained for up to four years and subjected to forced labor and political re-education without judicial trial. The system was officially abolished in December 2013.
Láo劳
dòng动
jiào教
yǎng养
zhì制
dù度
yú于
èr2
líng0
yī1
sān3
nián年
bèi被
zhèng正
shì式
fèi废
chú除
。
The re-education through labor system was officially abolished in 2013.
Shàng上
shì世
jì纪
bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
，
tā他
yīn因
dào盗
qiè窃
bèi被
pàn判
chù处
sān三
nián年
láo劳
dòng动
jiào教
yǎng养
。
In the 1980s, he was sentenced to three years of re-education through labor for theft.
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Láo劳
dòng动
jiào教
yǎng养
yǔ与
láo劳
dòng动
gǎi改
zào造
bù不
tóng同
，
qián前
zhě者
zhēn针
duì对
de的
shì是
qīng轻
wēi微
wéi违
fǎ法
zhě者
。
Re-education through labor differs from reform through labor; the former targets minor offenders.