劳动

• 拼音: láo dòng
• 汉字拆解: 劳 = 艹 (grass) + 冖 + 力 (strength), toiling with strength; 动 = 云 (cloud) + 力 (strength), to move

含义

To labor; work; physical or manual work. The act of working, especially physical labor.

Encompasses all forms of productive work, but especially physical labor. Central concept in socialist vocabulary. Used in formal contexts like 劳动节 (Labor Day), 劳动合同 (labor contract). Can be used as both verb (to work/labor) and noun (labor/work).

例句

1. 农民们辛苦劳动了一整天，终于把麦子收完了。
2. 劳动节是为了纪念全世界劳动人民的节日。
3. 适当的体力劳动对身体健康有好处。

用法指南

语境: work, society, politics

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 劳动最光荣。(Labor is the most glorious.)
• 今天劳动你跑一趟了。(Sorry to trouble you to make a trip today.)

错误说法

• 我在办公室劳动。(For office work, use 工作 — 劳动 implies physical or manual labor)

起源与历史

劳 (láo, toil/labor) + 动 (dòng, move/action). Work that involves physical movement and effort.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal