劳 láo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
劳动力
láodònglì
labor force
Characters in this word
力 lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 随着年轻人外出工作，农村劳动力明显减少。 Suízhe niánqīngrén wàichū gōngzuò, nóngcūn láodònglì míngxiǎn jiǎnshǎo. As young people leave to work elsewhere, the rural labour force has clearly decreased.
- 这个地区需要大量年轻的劳动力。 Zhège dìqū xūyào dàliàng niánqīng de láodònglì. This region needs a large amount of young labour.
- 机器代替人以后，工厂需要的劳动力少多了。 Jīqì dàitì rén yǐhòu, gōngchǎng xūyào de láodònglì shǎo duō le. After machines replaced people, the factory needs far less labour.
Related words
- 劳动 láodòng physical work
- 疲劳 píláo tired
- 勤劳 qínláo hardworking
- 操劳 cāoláo to toil; to work hard and worry
- 功劳 gōngláo merit; credit; contribution
- 汗马功劳 hànmǎgōngláo outstanding contribution; great service
- 劳驾 láojià Excuse me; may I trouble you
- 劳累 láolèi tired from work; worn out
- 劳务 láowù labour service; labour affairs
- 徒劳 túláo futile; in vain
- 慰劳 wèiláo to reward or comfort someone for their hard work
- 动 dòng to move