劳逸结合

勞逸結合

láoyì-jiéhé

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Meanings

HSK 7-9

学习要劳逸结合，才能事半功倍。

Xuéxí yào láoyì-jiéhé, cáinéng shìbàn-gōngbèi.

You need to balance work and rest when studying - that's how you get twice the result with half the effort.

HSK 7-9

医生建议他劳逸结合，不要过度劳累。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā láoyì-jiéhé, búyào guòdù láolèi.

The doctor advised him to balance work and rest and not overexert himself.

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.'

劳 láo

逸 yì

结 jié

合 hé