劳动

labor

Labour

working

work

labouring

laboring

yakka

swink

housework

劳动[láodong]

他靠辛勤劳动而获得成功。
His success was achieved by hard work.

很多农民离开农村转事工业劳动。
Many farmers are leaving the land to work in industry.

在合作社中，利润是在全体劳动者中进行分配的。
In a co-operative profits are distributed among the work-force.

家务劳动使母亲整天忙忙碌碌。
Housework keeps mother on the fly all day.

农夫正在劳动的时候，耙子断了。
The farmer's harrow was broken during his working.

多年艰苦的劳动使他丧失了健康。
He forfeited his health due to years of hard work.

他在劳动人民中一如既往声望很高。
His popularity among working people remains as strong as ever.

修筑一条铁路要花费许多劳动力。
It takes a lot of labor to build a railway.