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labor; work

NounSino-Korean: 勞動

  1. 1

    labor; work

    The physical or mental task that a person does to obtain food or goods necessary for living.

    Korean definition: 사람이 필요한 음식이나 물자를 얻기 위하여 육체적으로나 정신적으로 하는 일.

    • My family of five lives on my labor.

    • Seunggyu is physically weak but has original ideas, so a job involving mental labor suits him.

  2. 2

    labor; work

    The act of moving one's body to work.

    Korean definition: 몸을 움직여서 일함.

    • In the days before farm machinery, farming was hard labor.

    • Back then, I barely got by doing manual labor on construction sites.