劳动力 láodònglì labor force
labor force; manpower
怎么记住“劳动力”: 劳 to labor + 动 move + 力 power = labor force.
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用法
- The labor force / workforce, or manpower as a resource - 劳动力市场 (láodònglì shìchǎng) the labor market, 廉价劳动力 (liánjià láodònglì) cheap labor.
- An economic term for the supply of workers; can also mean an individual able-bodied worker (一个劳动力).
- Formal, common in economics and policy discussion.