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劳逸结合

勞逸結合
láoyìjiéhé
idiom #62,572

Meanings

  1. 1 to combine work and rest
  2. 2 to strike a balance between toil and leisure

Examples

学习要劳逸结合，才能事半功倍。
Xuéxí yào láoyìjiéhé, cáinéng shìbàngōngbèi.
You need to balance work and rest when studying — that's how you get twice the result with half the effort.
医生建议他劳逸结合，不要过度劳累。
Yīshēng jiànyì tā láoyìjiéhé, bùyào guòdù láolèi.
The doctor advised him to balance work and rest and not overexert himself.

Tips

usage
Very common in health, study, and workplace advice. Opposite extremes: 夜以继日 (working day and night) and 游手好闲 (idling about).
memory
劳 = labor, 逸 = ease; 结合 = combine. Literally "combine labor and leisure."

Stroke Order

劳 láo
逸 yì
结 jié
合 hé