随便 隨便 suí biàn as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton syn 工 gōng work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor syn 功夫 gōng fu skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort syn 打工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 工会 工會 gōng huì labor union / trade union / CL:個|个[ge4] 讨好 討好 tǎo hǎo to get the desired outcome / to win favor by fawning on sb / to curry favor with / a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor syn 闲聊 閑聊 xián liáo to chat / casual conversation syn 人力 rén lì manpower / labor power syn 劳动 勞動 láo dòng work / toil / physical labor / CL:次[ci4] syn 替补 替補 tì bǔ to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) / a substitute / a replacement 工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort syn 劳工 勞工 láo gōng labor / laborer syn 结晶 結晶 jié jīng to crystallize / crystallization / crystal / crystalline / (fig.) the fruit (of labor etc) syn 闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind) syn 劳力 勞力 láo lì labor / able-bodied worker / laborer / work force syn 把头 把頭 bǎ tóu labor contractor / gangmaster syn 劳作 勞作 láo zuò work / manual labor syn 分工 fēn gōng to divide up the work / division of labor 劳动节 勞動節 láo dòng jié International Labor Day (May Day) syn 马马虎虎 馬馬虎虎 mǎ ma hū hū careless / casual / vague / not so bad / so-so / tolerable / fair syn 劳动力 勞動力 láo dòng lì labor force / manpower syn 产房 產房 chǎn fáng delivery room (in hospital) / labor ward 阵痛 陣痛 zhèn tòng labor pains / (fig.) distress caused by a disruptive change 苦工 kǔ gōng hard labor (in penal code) / coolie syn 劳改 勞改 láo gǎi abbr. for 勞動改造|劳动改造[lao2 dong4 gai3 zao4] / reform through labor / laogai (prison camp) syn 物力 wù lì physical resources (as opposed to labor resources) syn 引产 引產 yǐn chǎn to induce labor (childbirth) 便装 便裝 biàn zhuāng casual dress syn 痴心妄想 癡心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom) / to labor under a delusion / wishful thinking syn 童工 tóng gōng child labor 活路 huó lu labor / physical work syn 劳教所 勞教所 láo jiào suǒ correctional institution / labor camp 劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor syn 帮工 幫工 bāng gōng to help with farm work / casual laborer 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 包工头 包工頭 bāo gōng tóu chief labor contractor 劳教 勞教 láo jiào reeducation through labor syn 省力 shěng lì to save labor / to save effort syn 抵债 抵債 dǐ zhài to repay a debt in kind or by labor syn 大大咧咧 dà dà liē liē carefree / offhand / casual syn 工党 工黨 gōng dǎng worker's party / labor party 差役 chāi yì forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée) / bailiff of feudal yamen syn 粗活 cū huó unskilled labor / heavy manual work 催生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby / (obstetrics) to induce labor / to expedite childbirth / (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence syn 临盆 臨盆 lín pén at childbirth / in labor syn 苦役 kǔ yì forced labor / corvée / penal servitude 死缓 死緩 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence / commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal) syn 劳资 勞資 láo zī labor and capital / workers and capitalists 正职 正職 zhèng zhí main job / day job / steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual) / chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy) 脑力劳动 腦力勞動 nǎo lì láo dòng mental labor / intellectual work 劳动合同 勞動合同 láo dòng hé tong labor contract / contract between employer and employees governing wages and conditions 体力劳动 體力勞動 tǐ lì láo dòng physical labor syn 人民团体 人民團體 rén mín tuán tǐ people's organization (e.g. labor unions, peasant associations, scholarly associations etc) / mass organization 休闲裤 休閑褲 xiū xián kù casual pants 劳动教养 勞動教養 láo dòng jiào yǎng reeducation through labor 人工费 人工費 rén gōng fèi labor cost 产期 產期 chǎn qī time of birth / period of labor / lying-in 倜傥 倜儻 tì tǎng elegant / casual / free and easy 待产 待產 dài chǎn (of an expectant mother) to be in labor syn 劳务市场 勞務市場 láo wù shì chǎng labor market 劳动保险 勞動保險 láo dòng bǎo xiǎn labor insurance 国际劳动节 國際勞動節 guó jì láo dòng jié May Day / International Labor Day (May 1) 误工费 誤工費 wù gōng fèi cost of lost labor 劳委会 勞委會 láo wěi huì labor committee / abbr. for 勞動委員會|劳动委员会 价值量 價值量 jià zhí liàng magnitude of value / labor value (in economics, the labor inherent in a commodity) 役使 yì shǐ to put to work (servant or animal) / to make use of for labor syn 国际劳工组织 國際勞工組織 guó jì láo gōng zǔ zhī International Labor Organization 徭役 yáo yì forced labor / corvee syn 不苟 bù gǒu not lax / not casual / careful / conscientious 劳 勞 láo (bound form) to toil / labor / (bound form) laborer / (bound form) meritorious deed / (bound form) fatigue / to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth) / to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. [lao4]) syn 役 yì forced labor / corvée / obligatory task / military service / to use as servant / to enserf / servant (old) / war / campaign / battle syn 催产 催產 cuī chǎn to induce labor / to expedite childbirth syn 苦活 kǔ huó bitter work / sweated labor syn 剥削者 剝削者 bō xuē zhě exploiter (of labor) 卖力气 賣力氣 mài lì qi to make a living doing manual labor / to give sth all one's got 一面之交 yī miàn zhī jiāo to have met once / casual acquaintance 五刑 wǔ xíng imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] / Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3] 散工 sǎn gōng day labor / piece-time work 半脱产 半脫產 bàn tuō chǎn partly released from productive labor / partly released from one's regular work 脂膏 zhī gāo fat / grease / riches / fortune / fruits of one's labor syn 劬 qú labor 繇 yáo folk-song / forced labor syn 劳动改造 勞動改造 láo dòng gǎi zào reeducation through labor / laogai (prison camp) syn 奴工 nú gōng slave labor / slave worker 抵账 抵賬 dǐ zhàng to repay a debt in kind or by labor syn 一日之雅 yī rì zhī yǎ lit. friends for a day (idiom) / fig. casual acquaintance 偶犯 ǒu fàn casual offender / casual offense 变工 變工 biàn gōng to exchange labor / labor exchange (system of sharing workforce resources) 劳动营 勞動營 láo dòng yíng labor camp / prison camp with hard labor 诱导分娩 誘導分娩 yòu dǎo fēn miǎn to induce labor (i.e. childbirth) / labor induction 唾余 唾餘 tuò yú crumbs from the table of one's master / castoffs / bits of rubbish / idle talk / casual remarks 大不列蹀 dà bu lie die to be too casual or informal 大剌剌 dà là là pompous / with a swagger / casual 疏不见亲 疏不見親 shū bù jiàn qīn lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives / blood is thicker than water (idiom) 临时工作 臨時工作 lín shí gōng zuò casual labour 随性 隨性 suí xìng casual / laid-back / doing as one pleases 偶尔吸毒 偶爾吸毒 ǒu ěr xī dú casual use 言者无意，听者有心 言者無意，聽者有心 yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn to take a casual remark to heart (idiom) 床友 chuáng yǒu (slang) friend with benefits / casual sex partner 