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劳动 láodòng

劳动 láodòng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 劳动 láodòng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
láodòng | lao2 dong4
English translation
work
toil
physical labor
CL:[cì]

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Traditional form

勞動
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Etymology of 劳动 láodòng

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láo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of láo . Origin unclear.

Positional decomposition

cǎo 冖力

Number of Strokes

7
dòng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of dòng . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and chóng represents the sound.

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

云力

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 劳动 láodòng

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劳动 láodòng de gēn , dàn cháng 起来 qǐlai shì tián de .

Labour had a bitter root but a sweet taste.

piān 文章 wénzhāng shì duì 普通 pǔ tōng 劳动 láodòng 大众 Dà zhòng de 诋毁 dǐ huǐ .

The article is a slander on ordinary working people.

" 劳动 láodòng 骑士 qí shì huì 中断 zhōngduàn le 所有 suǒyǒu Guò qiáo de 有轨 yǒu guǐ 电车 diàn chē 线路 xiàn lù . ”

" Knights of Labour Tie up the Trolley Lines Across the Bridge. "

劳动 láodòng 人民 rén mín de 本色 běn sè Néng diū .

We mustn't lose the good qualities of the labouring people.

所谓 suǒ wèi de Jīn lǐng 贵族 guìzú 实质 shízhì shǎng 不过 bùguò shì Gāo 收入 shōurù de 脑力劳动 nǎo lì láo dòng zhě 而已 éryǐ .

The so - called golden - collar gentry are essentially nothing but brain - workers with high income.

劳动 láodòng Decomposition

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劳动 láodòng Compounds

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