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劳动力 (勞動力)

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  • [láodònglì]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

劳动力 [láodònglì]
  1. 1. noun [劳动能力] labour (英)
  2. 2. noun [劳动能力] labor (美)
  3. 3. noun [人力] workforce

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

劳动力 [láodònglì]
  1. 1. labour (or work) force; labour
    劳动力调配
    allocation of the labour force
    劳动力不足
    short of manpower; shorthanded
  2. 2. capacity for physical labour
    丧失劳动力
    lose one's ability to work; be rendered unfit for physical labour; be incapacitated; be disabled
  3. 3. able-bodied person

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

劳动力 [láodònglì]
  1. 1. 人的劳动能力,即人所具有的能运用于劳动过程的脑力和体力的总和。
  2. 2. 指相当于一个一般成年人所具有的体力劳动的能力;也指参加劳动的人
    这个工程需要200个劳动力
    今天出动了15个劳动力

Examples

合理调配劳动力
rational deployment of manpower
劳动力不足
short of manpower; shorthanded
廉价劳动力
cheap labour
缺乏劳动力
be short of labour power
调剂劳动力
redistribute labour power
合理支配劳动力
make a proper allocation of the labour force
忙月的时候我们需要大量的劳动力来收割庄稼。
In busy months, we need a large labour force to reap the harvest.
加强对劳动力市场的规制和引导。

Word Decomposition


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