低保
dī bǎo
Pinyin

Definition

低保
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dī bǎo
  1. subsistence allowance
  2. welfare (abbr. for 城市居民最低生活保障[chéng shì jū mín zuì dī shēng huó bǎo zhàng])

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

低
dī
  1. 1 low
  2. 2 beneath
  3. 3 to lower (one's head)
  4. 4 to let droop
  5. 5 to hang down
  6. 6 to incline
低调
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
保佑
bǎo yòu
  1. 1 to bless and protect
  2. 2 blessing
保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
保暖
bǎo nuǎn
  1. 1 to stay warm
  2. 2 to protect against the cold

Idioms (17)

一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)

Sample Sentences

低保金那么少，还有这么多规定！那这些家庭的生活质量不是很低吗？
dībǎojīn nàme shǎo ，háiyǒu zhème duō guīdìng ！nà zhèxiē jiātíng de shēnghuó zhìliang bùshì hěn dī ma ？
Welfare money is so little and there are so many rules! The quality of life of these families is low, right?
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家庭收入达不到当地最低标准的话，可以申请。不过审核条件相当严格，比如有的城市规定养宠物的人不能申请低保，有的地方规定家里有空调都不能申请低保，还有规定不能买手机，反正任何非生活必需品都不能有。
jiātíng shōurù dá bu dào dāngdì zuìdī biāozhǔn dehuà ，kěyǐ shēnqǐng 。bùguò shěnhé tiáojiàn xiāngdāng yángé ，bǐrú yǒude chéngshì guīdìng yǎng chǒngwù de rén bùnéng shēnqǐng dībǎo ，yǒude dìfang guīdìng jiālǐ yǒu kōngtiáo dōu bùnéng shēnqǐng dī bǎo ，háiyǒu guīdìng bùnéng mǎi shǒujī ，fǎnzhèng rènhé fēi shēnghuó bìxūpǐn dōu bùnéng yǒu 。
If a family's income doesn't meet that area's lowest standard, they can apply. However, the examination criteria are very strict. For example, some cities stipulate that someone who keeps a pet can't apply for welfare. Some places stipulate that homes with air conditioners can't apply for welfare. And some stipulate that one can't have bought a cell phone. Anyway, you can't have anything that's not necessary for living.
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怎样才能申请低保呢？
zěnyàng cáinéng shēnqǐng dībǎo ne ？
Then how does one apply for welfare?
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是吗？在中国申请低保很难吗？
shìma ？zài Zhōngguó shēnqǐng dībǎo hěn nán ma ？
Really? Is it difficult to apply for welfare in China?
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上海城市低保一个月才500多？现在物价这么高，500多够花吗？
Shànghǎi chéngshì dībǎo yī ge yuè cái wǔbǎi duō ？xiànzài wùjià zhème gāo ，wǔbǎi duō gòu huā ma ？
Shanghai city's welfare payments are only a bit more than 500 a month? Now the prices of things are so high. Is a bit more than 500 enough?
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所以还是要靠自己努力，靠低保吃饭都不一定够，更不用说看病之类的了。哎，据说有些高福利国家的人想工作就工作，不想工作就不工作，靠低保日子过得也很滋润？
suǒyǐ háishì yào kào zìjǐ nǔlì ，kào dībǎo chīfàn dōu bùyīdìng gòu ，gèngbùyòngshuō kànbìng zhīlèi de le 。āi ，jùshuō yǒuxiē gāo fúlì guójiā de rén xiǎng gōngzuò jiù gōngzuò ，bù xiǎng gōngzuò jiù bù gōngzuò ，kào dībǎo rìzi guò de yě hěn zīrùn ？
So they still have to rely on their own hard work. Relying on welfare payments to eat definitely isn't enough, and that doesn't even consider medical treatment and things like that. Jeez, I've heard that people in some welfare states can work if they want to, or not work if they don't want to, and still live their days comfortably on welfare.
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