以工代赈

Traditional: 以工代賑

yǐ gōng dài zhèn

Dictionary entry

to provide work to relieve poverty

What does 以工代赈 mean?

以工代赈 (yǐ gōng dài zhèn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to provide work to relieve poverty

Character breakdown

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]工gōngwork · worker 代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute · generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon 赈zhènto provide relief · to aid

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以工代赈

yǐ gōng dài zhèn

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