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以工代赈

yǐ gōng dài zhèndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to provide work to relieve poverty
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-14d74d77697145de. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

以工代賑 以工代赈 [yi3 gong1 dai4 zhen4] /to provide work to relieve poverty/

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Other forms in these source records: 以工代賑

  • 以
    yǐ

    to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

    Yǐ

    abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yǐ sè liè]

  • 工
    gōng

    work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

  • 代
    dài

    to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon

  • 赈
    zhèn

    to provide relief / to aid

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.