低保 dī bǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. subsistence allowance
  2. welfare (abbr. for 城市居民最低生活保障[cheng2 shi4 ju1 min2 zui4 di1 sheng1 huo2 bao3 zhang4])

CHARACTERS

低 dī low; to lower, hang, bend, bow
保 bǎo protect, safeguard, defend, care