劳动力

勞動力

láodònglì

noun HSK 6 #21,169

Measure Word

一个劳动力 gè

Meanings

1 labor force
2 workforce
3 labor capacity

Characters

to move; action

Examples

HSK 4

这个国家缺少劳动力。

Zhège guójiā quēshǎo láodònglì.

This country lacks a labor force.

HSK 5

劳动力成本越来越高。

Láodònglì chéngběn yuèláiyuè gāo.

Labor costs are getting higher and higher.

Tips

usage

劳动力 can mean either the abstract "labor force" (collective workforce) or an individual worker's "capacity to work."

Stroke Order

劳 láo

动 dòng

力 lì