Chinese word

劳务

Pronunciation

Pinyinláo wù

Meaning

  • nounlabor services

Example

这项劳务要开票吗？zhè xiàng láo wù yào kāi piào ma

Does this labor service require an invoice?

Illustration for 劳务 (labor services)

More examples

公司承包了这项劳务项目。gōng sī chéng bāo le zhè xiàng láo wù xiàng mù

The company undertook this labor services project.

Core concept

A paid task in which a person or organization supplies physical effort or specialized skill for someone else.

Common phrases

  • 提供劳务tí gōng láo wù

    provide labor services

  • 承包劳务chéng bāo láo wù

    undertake labor services

  • 劳务合同láo wù hé tóng

    labor services contract

Similar words

服务fú wù: Assistance or useful arrangements provided for someone else's needs.
工作gōng zuò: The job or work that a person does as part of daily life.

Definition in Chinese

指个人或单位出于报酬向他人提供劳动力或专业技能完成的工作或服务。zhǐ gè rén huò dān wèi chū yú bào chóu xiàng tā rén tí gōng láo dòng lì huò zhuān yè jì néng wán chéng de gōng zuò huò fú wù

Word origin

劳 (láo, "labor") + 务 (wù, "work or affairs") presents labor as a work-related service, matching the term's use for paid work supplied to others.

Usage tips

  • This noun has a formal business tone and commonly appears in contracts, invoices, and other official discussions rather than in relaxed talk about daily work.

Opposites

Related words

  • 劳务费láo wù fèilabor service feenoun
  • 劳务人员láo wù rén yuánlabor service workernoun

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