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劳动

láodòng

physical work

A worker digging with a shovel
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Characters in this word

劳 láo

Strokes
7
Radical
力 — strength, power
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 劳

动 dòng

Strokes
6
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
云 cloud 力 strength, power
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我爱劳动。 Wǒ ài láodòng. I love doing physical work.
  • 今天劳动。 Jīntiān láodòng. We do labor today.
  • 劳动很累。 Láodòng hěn lèi. Hard work is very tiring.

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