劳改

Traditional form:

勞改

Pinyin (reading):

láogǎi

Definitions:

• abbr. for 勞動改造／劳动改造 (láodònggǎizào)
• reform through labor
• laogai (prison camp)

Characters:

• 劳 - to labor, to toil; to do manual work
• 改 - to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel

Traditional characters:

• 勞 - to labor, to toil; to do manual work
• 改 - to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel