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Chinese
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toil
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to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act |
| trad. (勞動)
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勞
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動
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| simp. (劳动)
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劳
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动
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| alternative forms
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勞働 rare
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Etymology
Attestable in pre-Qin texts in the sense, "to do (physical) exercise" and "physical work; toil", and in literary Chinese as an expression of politeness.
Pronunciation 1
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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勞
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動
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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láo
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dòng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ law ›
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‹ duwngX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁaw/
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/*tˁoŋʔ/
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| English
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toil
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move
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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勞
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動
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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| No.
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7647
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17449
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Phonetic
component
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勞
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重
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Rime
group
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宵
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東
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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勞
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動
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Old
Chinese
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/*raːw/
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/*doːŋʔ/
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Noun
勞動
- physical work; toil
- 熱愛勞動／热爱劳动 ― rè'ài láodòng ― to love physical work
- 勞動人民文化宮／劳动人民文化宫 ― Láodòng Rénmín Wénhuàgōng ― Working People's Cultural Palace
- labor
- 勞動仲裁／劳动仲裁 ― láodòng zhòngcái ― labor arbitration
- 勞動關係／劳动关系 ― láodòng guānxì ― labor relations
Verb
勞動
- to do physical work; to do manual labour; to toil
- to perform labor
- (archaic) to do physical exercise
Synonyms
- (to do physical work): 操作 (cāozuò), 幹活／干活 (gànhuó)
Derived terms
Descendants
Pronunciation 2
Verb
勞動
- (polite, colloquial, dated) to bother or trouble someone; to politely request someone to do something
Japanese
Noun
勞動 • (rōdō)
- Kyūjitai form of 労働: labour; labor
Verb
勞動する • (rōdō suru) suru (stem 勞動し (rōdō shi), past 勞動した (rōdō shita))
- Kyūjitai form of 労働: perform work, labor
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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勞動し
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ろうどうし
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rōdō shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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勞動し
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ろうどうし
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rōdō shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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勞動する
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ろうどうする
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rōdō suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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勞動する
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ろうどうする
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rōdō suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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勞動すれ
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ろうどうすれ
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rōdō sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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勞動せよ¹
勞動しろ²
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ろうどうせよ¹
ろうどうしろ²
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rōdō seyo¹
rōdō shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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勞動される
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ろうどうされる
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rōdō sareru
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| Causative
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勞動させる
勞動さす
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ろうどうさせる
ろうどうさす
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rōdō saseru
rōdō sasu
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| Potential
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勞動できる
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ろうどうできる
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rōdō dekiru
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| Volitional
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勞動しよう
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ろうどうしよう
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rōdō shiyō
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| Negative
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勞動しない
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ろうどうしない
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rōdō shinai
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| Negative continuative
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勞動せず
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ろうどうせず
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rōdō sezu
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| Formal
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勞動します
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ろうどうします
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rōdō shimasu
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| Perfective
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勞動した
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ろうどうした
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rōdō shita
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| Conjunctive
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勞動して
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ろうどうして
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rōdō shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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勞動すれば
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ろうどうすれば
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rōdō sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Korean
Noun
勞動 • (rodong) (hangeul 로동)
- hanja form? of 로동 (“labour ("North Korea")”)
Noun
勞動 • (nodong) (hangeul 노동)
- hanja form? of 노동 (“labour ("South Korea")”)
Vietnamese
Noun
勞動
- chữ Hán form of lao động (“labour”).