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title: "Laodongli Meaning: 劳动力 (láodònglì) Means “labor force”"
description: "劳动力 (traditional 勞動力, láodònglì) means “labor force; workforce”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laodongli"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 劳动力 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

劳动力 láodònglì

## labor force; workforce

## It can also mean

- capacity for work
- able-bodied worker

## Its characters

1. 力 lì force

## In a sentence

这个城市缺少年轻劳动力。 This city lacks a young workforce.

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## More words with 劳 or 动 or 力

- [暴力 bàolì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoli)
- [被动 bèidòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beidong)
- [变动 biàndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biandong)
- [波动 bōdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bodong)
- [不动产 bùdòngchǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budongchan)
- [冲动 chōngdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongdong)
- [出动 chūdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chudong)
- [打动 dǎdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadong)
- [带动 dàidòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daidong)
- [大力 dàlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dali)

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