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多劳多得

多勞多得
duōláo-duōdé
idiom HSK 7-9 #55,369

Meanings

  1. 1 more work, more pay
  2. 2 the more you work, the more you earn

Examples

我们公司实行多劳多得的分配制度。
Wǒmen gōngsī shíxíng duōláoduōdé de fēnpèi zhìdù.
Our company implements a distribution system of more work, more pay.
多劳多得是一种公平的原则。
Duōláoduōdé shì yī zhǒng gōngpíng de yuánzé.
More work, more pay is a fair principle.

Tips

memory
The structure is symmetric: 多劳 (more labor) + 多得 (more gain). The pattern 多X多Y is common in Chinese for expressing proportional relationships.

Stroke Order

多 duō
劳 láo
得 de