劳动力
láo dòng lì
Pinyin

Definition

劳动力
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láo dòng lì
  1. labor force
  2. manpower

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

力
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
努力
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
压力
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
实力
shí lì
  1. 1 strength
巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
引力
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
影响力
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
给力
gěi lì
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 nifty
  3. 3 awesome
  4. 4 impressive
  5. 5 to put in extra effort
能力
néng lì
  1. 1 capability
  2. 2 ability
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
魅力
mèi lì
  1. 1 charm
  2. 2 fascination
  3. 3 glamor
  4. 4 charisma
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
乏力
fá lì
  1. 1 lacking in strength
  2. 2 weak
  3. 3 feeble
人力
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
免疫力
miǎn yì lì
  1. 1 immunity
全力
quán lì
  1. 1 with all one's strength
  2. 2 full strength
  3. 3 all-out (effort)
  4. 4 fully (support)
全力以赴
quán lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to do at all costs
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
兵力
bīng lì
  1. 1 military strength
  2. 2 armed forces
  3. 3 troops
出力
chū lì
  1. 1 to exert oneself
创造力
chuàng zào lì
  1. 1 ingenuity
  2. 2 creativity

Idioms (20)

不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
  1. 1 not to be up to the task (idiom)
  2. 2 incompetent
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
力挽狂澜
lì wǎn kuáng lán
  1. 1 to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
力排众议
lì pái zhòng yì
  1. 1 to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
  1. 1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
  2. 2 to have high ambitions
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
努力以赴
nǔ lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom)
勉力而为
miǎn lì ér wéi
  1. 1 to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí
  1. 1 evenly matched (idiom)
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
同心协力
tóng xīn xié lì
  1. 1 to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
  2. 2 to pull together
  3. 3 to work as one
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng
  1. 1 young and vigorous (idiom)
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年轻力壮
nián qīng lì zhuàng
  1. 1 young and vigorous (idiom)

Sample Sentences

中国的优势是劳动力便宜。
Zhōngguó de yōushì shì láodònglì piányi 。
China's advantage is that its labor force is cheap.
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我们老板名气的确挺大的，但就知道压榨我们。整天跟着他做项目，给他当廉价劳动力。我们的工作啊，论文啊都不管的。对了，我还得搞论文！
wǒmen lǎobǎn míngqì díquè tǐng dà de ，dàn jiù zhīdào yāzhà wǒmen 。zhěngtiān gēn zhe tā zuò xiàngmù ，gěi tā dāng liánjià láodònglì 。wǒmen de gōngzuò a ，lùnwén a dōu bùguǎn de 。duìle ，wǒ hái děi gǎo lùnwén ！
Our advisor is really well known, but you should know that puts a lot of pressure on us. Following him around to events all day long, giving him cheap labor, it's work! We don't have time to pay attention to our theses. Yeah, I still have to do my thesis.
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哎，你也算高科技人才了，这样出国我还能理解。可我不懂为什么那么多人要挤破头偷渡出国或者到国外去当廉价劳动力，不仅语言不通，还很辛苦，这样是为什么呢？难道国外真的是遍地黄金吗？
āi ，nǐ yě suàn gāokējì réncái le ，zhèyàng chūguó wǒ hái něng lǐjiě 。kě wǒ bù dǒng wèishénme nàme duō rén yào jǐ pò tóu tōudù chūguó huòzhě dào guówài qù dāng liánjià láodònglì ，bùjǐn yǔyán bùtōng ，hái hěn xīnkǔ ，zhèyàng shì wèishénme ne ？nándào guówài zhēnde shì biàndì huángjīn ma ？
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