过劳死

過勞死
guòláosǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 death from overwork
  2. 2 karoshi

Examples

Měi nián dōu yǒu chéngxùyuán yīn guòláosǐ dēng shàng xīnwén.
Every year, programmers dying of overwork make the news.
Guòláosǐ zài Dōngyà guójiā bìng bù hǎnjiàn.
Death from overwork is not uncommon in East Asian countries.

Tips

history
过劳死 is a calque from the Japanese (karōshi), which entered public debate in Japan during the 1980s economic bubble. The term crossed into Chinese in the 1990s and became a flashpoint in the 2019-2021 debates over 996 tech-industry hours.

Stroke Order

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