劳作 (láo zuò) — (noun) manual labor, physical work; (verb) to do manual work, to labor physically
Definition
Literary/formal word for manual physical labor, used in writing about farming, fieldwork, or craftsmanship rather than everyday speech. As a verb, it means to do such work.
noun
manual laborphysical work
verb
to do manual workto labor physically
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 劳作。Nóng mín men měi tiān zài tián lǐ láo zuò.The farmers work in the fields every day.
- 劳作。Zhè zhǒng láo zuò fēi cháng xīn kǔ.This kind of manual labor is very hard.
- 劳作，。Jīng guò yì tiān de láo zuò, tā gǎn dào hěn lèi.After a day of manual work, he felt very tired.
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