低保

Traditional form:

低保

Pinyin (reading):

dībǎo

Definitions:

• subsistence allowance
• welfare (abbr. for 城市居民最低生活保障 (chéngshìjūmínzuìdīshēnghuóbǎozhàng))

Characters:

• 低 - low; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow
• 保 - to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for

Traditional characters:

• 低 - low; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow
• 保 - to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for