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安全网
ānquánwǎng
Description
安全网是一种保护人的东西，也可以说是帮助人的办法。
A 安全网 is something that protects people, or you can say it's a way to help people.
工人在高的地方工作时，下面常常有安全网。
When workers work at high places, there is often a 安全网 below.
Meanings
安全网ānquánwǎng
a safety net to catch falling people
工人下面有一张大安全网。
There is a large safety net beneath the workers.
安全网ānquánwǎng
system that protects people from problems
这个国家的社会安全网很好。
This country has a good social safety net.
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Notes
- Etymology
安全 (safety) + 网 (net); the second sense is a metaphorical extension.
- Nuance
often appears as 社会安全网 (social safety net) in news and economics.
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