工 gōng work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor syn 功夫 gōng fu skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort syn 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 人力 rén lì manpower / labor power syn 劳动 勞動 láo dòng work / toil / physical labor / CL:次[ci4] syn 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 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 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) 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 硬碰硬 yìng pèng yìng to meet force with force / painstaking syn 劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor syn 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 推力 tuī lì driving force / impetus / thrust (of a boat or airplane engine) / repelling force 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 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 向心力 xiàng xīn lì centripetal force / (fig.) cohering force / cohesion / team spirit 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 动因 動因 dòng yīn motivation / moving force / underlying force / agent 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 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 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 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 常备军 常備軍 standing force / standing army / permanent force 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 横征暴敛 橫征暴斂 héng zhēng bào liǎn to tax by force and extort levies (idiom) / to screw taxes out of the people by force syn 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 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) syn 力量 lì lia4ng power / force / strength syn 力 lì power / force / strength / ability / strenuously syn 暴力 bào lì violence / force / violent syn 部队 部隊 bù duì army / armed forces / troops / force / unit / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 兵 bīng soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 强迫 強迫 qiǎng pò to compel / to force syn 活力 huó lì energy / vitality / vigor / vital force syn 空军 空軍 kōng jūn air force / (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) / to get skunked syn 拉丁 lā dīng Latin / (in former times) to press-gang / to kidnap and force people into service 强盗 強盜 qiáng dào to rob (with force) / bandit / robber / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 吸引力 xī yǐn lì attractive force (such as gravitation) / sex appeal / attractiveness syn 勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty / to force sb to do sth / reluctant / barely enough syn 势力 勢力 shì li power / influence / a force (military, political etc) syn 占领 佔領 zhàn lǐng to capture / to seize / to occupy by force syn 强制 強制 qiáng zhì to force / to compel / to coerce / forced / compulsory / Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4] syn 后援 後援 hòu yuán reinforcement / back-up / supporting force syn 强行 強行 qiáng xíng to do sth by force / Taiwan pr. [qiang3 xing2] syn 迫使 pò shǐ to force / to compel syn 武力 wǔ lì military force syn 引力 yǐn lì gravitation (force) / attraction syn 暴风 暴風 bào fēng windstorm / (meteorology) storm (force 11 wind) syn 示威 shì wēi to demonstrate (as a protest) / a demonstration / a military show of force 风情 風情 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc syn 逼迫 bī pò to force / to compel / to coerce syn 警力 jǐng lì police force / police officers syn 