láo dòng lì
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  • 1

    n.labour/work force; labour; manpower

    • tā men dōu shì péi xùn guò de láo dòng lì

      他们培训劳动力

      They are all trained manpower.

    • nǚ xìng gù yuán zhàn láo dòng lì de duō shù

      女性雇员劳动力多数

      Female workers constitute the majority of the labour force.

    • suì yǐ xià de rén zhàn láo dòng lì de dà duō shù

      40劳动力多数

      People under the age of 40 constitute the majority of the labour force.

  • 2

    n.capacity for physical labour; labour force; workforce; ability to work

    • jì shù quán miàn de láo dòng lì

      技术全面劳动力

      versatile workforce

    • jù yǒu láo dòng lì

      具有劳动力

      be capable of physical labour

    • mǒu rén sàng shī láo dòng lì

      某人丧失劳动力

      lose one's ability to work

  • 3

    n.able-bodied labourer; laborer

    • quán láo dòng lì

      劳动力

      able-bodied worker

    • bàn láo dòng lì

      劳动力

      labourer capable of light work

    • guò shèng de láo dòng lì

      过剩劳动力

      excessive labour

Word usage

  • "劳动力" is often matched with measure word "个"or"批".
    • 劳动力

      one labor force

    • 劳动力

      one batch of labor force