Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
劳作
láozuò
Description
劳作的意思是干活儿，特别是用手做的活。
The meaning of 劳作 is to work, especially manual work.
以前的小学里有一门课叫劳作，教孩子做手工。
In former primary schools, there was a subject called 劳作 that taught children handicrafts.
Meanings
劳作láozuò
to do physical work; manual labor
农民在田里辛苦地劳作。
Farmers work hard in the fields.
劳作láozuò
handicraft class (old school subject)
我小时候最喜欢上劳作课。
I loved labor class the most when I was a child.
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Notes
- Etymology
劳 (labor) + 作 (to do/make), a compound meaning physical work.
- Nuance
more formal and often literary than everyday 工作 or 干活.
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