láo dòng
travail; ennui
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五一劳动节到了，我们都要参加劳动。
wǔyī láodòng jié dào le, wǒmen dōu yào cānjiā láodòng.
May Day is here, we all have to participate in labor.
劳动是光荣的，我们应该热爱劳动。
láodòng shì guāngróng de, wǒmen yīnggāi rè'ài láodòng.
Labor is glorious, we should love labor.
劳动人民最光荣。
láodòng rénmín zuì guāngróng.
The working people are the most glorious.
工作 (gōngzuò)
work
劳力 (láolì)
labor
休息 (xiūxi)
rest
闲暇 (xiánxiá)
leisure
The Chinese character 劳动 (láodòng) is composed of two parts: 劳 (láo) and 动 (dòng). 劳 means "toil" or "work", while 动 means "to move" or "to act". Together, they form the compound word 劳动, which means "labor" or "work".The character 劳 is first attested in oracle bone script, the earliest known form of Chinese writing. It is thought to have originated from a pictograph of a person carrying a heavy load. The character 动 is also first attested in oracle bone script, and it is thought to have originated from a pictograph of a person walking.The compound word 劳动 first appears in the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 24 CE). It is used in the sense of "to work hard" or "to toil". In the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE), the word 劳动 begins to be used in the sense of "labor" or "work" in general.Today, 劳动 is one of the most common words in the Chinese language. It is used in a wide variety of contexts, including work, school, and everyday life.
