体力劳动

體力勞動

tǐlì láodòng

noun

Meanings

HSK 3

搬家是很累的体力劳动。

Bānjiā shì hěn lèi de tǐlì láodòng.

Moving house is exhausting physical work.

HSK 5

随着机器的普及，工厂里的体力劳动越来越少了。

Suízhe jīqi de pǔjí, gōngchǎng lǐ de tǐlì láodòng yuèláiyuè shǎo le.

As machines spread, there is less and less manual labor in factories.

usage

The counterpart is 脑力劳动 (mental work). Together the pair divides work into physical and mental, a contrast common in talk about jobs and education.

体 tǐ

力 lì

劳 láo

动 dòng