劳动

láo dòng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. work
2. toil
3. physical labor

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 休息 xiū xi 休息 xiū xi rest As in 'rest'; 劳动 means 'work/toil', opposite of resting.: rest

Related words

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• 勤劳 qín láo 勤劳 qín láo hardworking Adj: hardworking; related concept to physical labor.: hardworking
• 体力劳动 tǐ lì láo dòng 体力劳动 tǐ lì láo dòng physical labor Noun: manual labor; a specific type of 劳动.: physical labor

Synonyms

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• 工作 gōng zuò 工作 gōng zuò to work As in 'job' or 'work'; 劳动 can refer to physical labor, while 工作 is broader for any kind of work.: to work

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 进行 (to carry out): 进行劳动 (to perform labor).

Common mistakes

Not used for 'homework' or 'classwork'; those are 作业 or 功课.

Example Sentences

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劳动 创造了人类。

Labor created mankind.

他用 劳动 换取食物。

He exchanged labor for food.

农民每天在田里 劳动 。

Farmers work in the fields every day.

他不爱 劳动 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2052556)

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Words Containing 劳动

• 劳动力 劳动力 láo dòng lì: labor force
• 劳动人民 劳动人民 láo dòng rén mín: working people
• 劳动保险 劳动保险 láo dòng bǎo xiǎn: labor insurance
• 劳动合同 劳动合同 láo dòng hé tong: labor contract
• 劳动报 劳动报 láo dòng bào: Trud (Russian newspaper)
• 劳动改造 劳动改造 láo dòng gǎi zào: reeducation through labor
• 劳动教养 劳动教养 láo dòng jiào yǎng: reeducation through labor
• 劳动新闻 劳动新闻 láo dòng xīn wén: Rodong Sinmun (Workers' news), the official newspaper of the North Korean WPK's Central Committee
• 劳动模范 劳动模范 láo dòng mó fàn: model worker
• 劳动营 劳动营 láo dòng yíng: labor camp
• 劳动节 劳动节 láo dòng jié: International Labor Day (May Day)
• 劳动者 劳动者 láo dòng zhě: worker; laborer
• 劳动能力 劳动能力 láo dòng néng lì: ability to work
• 半劳动力 半劳动力 bàn láo dòng lì: one able to do light manual labor only
• 厚生劳动省 厚生劳动省 hòu shēng láo dòng shěng: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)
• 国际劳动节 国际劳动节 guó jì láo dòng jié: May Day
• 强迫劳动 强迫劳动 qiǎng pò láo dòng: forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)
• 朝劳动党 朝劳动党 cháo láo dòng dǎng: Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
• 朝鲜劳动党 朝鲜劳动党 cháo xiǎn láo dòng dǎng: Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
• 生产劳动 生产劳动 shēng chǎn láo dòng: productive labor
• 脑力劳动 脑力劳动 nǎo lì láo dòng: mental labor
• 体力劳动 体力劳动 tǐ lì láo dòng: physical labor

Child Words of 劳动

• 动 动 dòng: (of sth) to move
• 劳 劳 láo: to toil