劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor syn 收容教育 shōu róng jiào yù custody and reeducation (administrative punishment for prostitutes) 通过 通過 tōng guò to pass through / to get through / to adopt (a resolution) / to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of / through / via syn 穿行 chuān xíng to go through / to pass through / to thread one's way through syn 透 tòu (bound form) to penetrate / to seep through / to tell secretly / to leak / thoroughly / through and through / to appear / to show syn 价值量 價值量 jià zhí liàng magnitude of value / labor value (in economics, the labor inherent in a commodity) 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 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 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 马三家 馬三家 mǎ sān jiā Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區|于洪区[Yu2 hong2 Qu1] in Liaoning, known for its re-education through labor camp 突破 tū pò to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle) / (sports) to break through the opponent's defense 一遍 yī biàn one time (all the way through) / once through 通红 通紅 tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red) syn 通行 tōng xíng to go through / to pass through / to be in general use syn 翻阅 翻閱 fān yuè to thumb through / to flip through (a book) syn 联运 聯運 lián yùn through transport / through traffic jointly organized by different enterprises 通晓 通曉 tōng xiǎo proficient (in sth) / to understand sth through and through syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 得过且过 得過且過 dé guò qiě guò satisfied just to get through (idiom) / to muddle through / without high ambitions, but getting by syn 挤过 擠過 jǐ guò to squeeze through / to force one's way through 从里到外 從裡到外 cóng lǐ dào wài from the inside to the outside / through and through / thoroughly 穿 chuān to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread syn 贯 貫 guàn to pierce through / to pass through / to be stringed together / string of 1000 cash syn 溃 潰 kuì (bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike / (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement) / (bound form) to be routed / to be overrun / to fall to pieces / (bound form) to fester / to ulcerate syn 闯 闖 chuǎng to rush / to charge / to dash / to break through / to temper oneself (through battling hardships) syn 坐而论道 坐而論道 zuò ér lùn dào to sit and pontificate / to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom) syn 草草了事 cǎo cǎo liǎo shì to rush through the work / to get through a thing carelessly 披荆斩棘 披荊斬棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom) / fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way / to break through hardships / to blaze a new trail syn 破壁 pò bì dilapidated wall / to break through a wall / (fig.) to break through / (biotechnology) to disrupt cell walls / cell disruption 历尽沧桑 歷盡滄桑 lì jìn cāng sāng to have been through the hardships of life / to have been through the mill 外放 wài fàng extroverted / outgoing / to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones) / (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital 翻检 翻檢 fān jiǎn to rummage / to look through / to leaf through 贯彻始终 貫徹始終 guàn chè shǐ zhōng to follow through / to carry through to the end 破茧成蝶 破繭成蝶 pò jiǎn chéng dié lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom) / fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle / to get to a better place after going through difficult period 劳动 勞動 láo dòng work / toil / physical labor / CL:次[ci4] syn 人力 rén lì manpower / labor power 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] 劳动力 勞動力 láo dòng lì labor force / manpower syn 分工 fēn gōng to divide up the work / division of labor 工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort syn 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 结晶 結晶 jié jīng to crystallize / crystallization / crystal / crystalline / (fig.) the fruit (of labor etc) syn 把头 把頭 bǎ tóu labor contractor / gangmaster syn 劳动合同 勞動合同 láo dòng hé tong labor contract / contract between employer and employees governing wages and conditions 劳工 勞工 láo gōng labor / laborer syn 物力 wù lì physical resources (as opposed to labor resources) syn 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 劳力 勞力 láo lì labor / able-bodied worker / laborer / work force syn 省力 shěng lì to save labor / to save effort syn 劳作 勞作 láo zuò work / manual labor syn 劳资 勞資 láo zī labor and capital / workers and capitalists 阵痛 陣痛 zhèn tòng labor pains / (fig.) distress caused by a disruptive change 劳动节 勞動節 láo dòng jié International Labor Day (May Day) syn 体力劳动 體力勞動 tǐ lì láo dòng physical labor syn 产房 產房 chǎn fáng delivery room (in hospital) / labor ward 包工头 包工頭 bāo gōng tóu chief labor contractor 抵债 抵債 dǐ zhài to repay a debt in kind or by labor syn 活路 huó lu labor / physical work syn 工党 工黨 gōng dǎng worker's party / labor party 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 死缓 死緩 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence / commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal) syn 童工 tóng gōng child labor 脑力劳动 腦力勞動 nǎo lì láo dòng mental labor / intellectual work 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 人工费 人工費 rén gōng fèi labor cost 苦工 kǔ gōng hard labor (in penal code) / coolie syn 产期 產期 chǎn qī time of birth / period of labor / lying-in 工 gōng work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor syn 差役 chāi yì forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée) / bailiff of feudal yamen syn 待产 待產 dài chǎn (of an expectant mother) to be in labor syn 劳教所 勞教所 láo jiào suǒ correctional institution / labor camp 劳务市场 勞務市場 láo wù shì chǎng labor market 引产 引產 yǐn chǎn to induce labor (childbirth) 临盆 臨盆 lín pén at childbirth / in labor syn 劳动保险 勞動保險 láo dòng bǎo xiǎn labor insurance 苦役 kǔ yì forced labor / corvée / penal servitude 国际劳动节 國際勞動節 guó jì láo dòng jié May Day / International Labor Day (May 1) 粗活 cū huó unskilled labor / heavy manual work 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 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 卖力气 賣力氣 mài lì qi to make a living doing manual labor / to give sth all one's got 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] 剥削者 剝削者 bō xuē zhě exploiter (of labor) 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 催产 催產 cuī chǎn to induce labor / to expedite childbirth syn 散工 sǎn gōng day labor / piece-time work 苦活 kǔ huó bitter work / sweated labor syn 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 役 yì forced labor / corvée / obligatory task / military service / to use as servant / to enserf / servant (old) / war / campaign / battle syn 劬 qú labor 