劳动 (láo dòng) — (noun) work, labor, toil; (verb) to work, to labor
Definition
劳动 is the formal/abstract noun for 'labor, work' (physical or mental) — broader and more written than 操劳, which stresses working hard over a long period for someone.
noun
worklabortoil
verb
to workto labor
Measure word · 次
Examples
- 劳动。láo dòng Bāo kuò tǐ lì hé nǎo lì liǎng zhǒng.Labor includes both physical and mental types.
- 劳动。Tā zài jiàn zhù gōng dì láo dòng.He works at a construction site.
- 劳动。Zhè cì láo dòng ràng wǒ men xué dào le hěn duō.This labor session taught us a lot.
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