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劳动

láo dòng
HSK 5

English Meaning

work; toil; physical labor

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
我已经付出了我的劳动 钱菲 你怎么回事啊
HSK 5 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“I did the work, so pay me! Why are you being so unreasonable?”

1. PREVIOUS

你之前也没说如果不采用的话 就不付费呀

“You never said I wouldn't be paid if my work wasn't used.”

“I've already done the work. Qian Fei, what's gotten into you?”

3. NEXT

你这次让我们蒙受了损失 我没让你赔偿

“Your work caused us a loss this time. The fact that I'm not asking you to compensate us”

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一直平安无事 若非近日操劳动气
HSK 5 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Someone or something pushed him over the edge recently; this was no routine flare-up.”

1. PREVIOUS

并非他人所害 可宋医令风疾已有十余年

“No one killed him! But his stroke-related illness had persisted for over ten years.”

“He was always fine. If not for working himself to death lately,”

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何以在盛年之际骤然离世? 若你当初能早些察觉

“how would he die so young? So suddenly? If you'd noticed sooner”

《唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣》 · historical_and_court
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不正是靠费霆这样的劳动者吗
HSK 5 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Stop looking down on him just because he does menial labor; his work is honorable!”

1. PREVIOUS

刷奶瓶怎么了 人民群众能喝到干净的牛奶

“What's wrong with his job? People get clean milk to drink”

“because of workers like Fei Ting.”

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你说得再好听有什么用啊 那能跟王腾达比吗

“Pretty words don't change anything. Can he compare to Wang Tengda?”

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