以工代賑 yǐ gōng dài zhèn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to provide work to relieve poverty

CHARACTERS

以 yǐ by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer
代 dài replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
賑 zhèn relieve, aid distressed; rich