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勞務人員

简劳务人员 · 繁勞務人員

Mandarin · pinyin láo wù rén yuán

laborer; service worker (typically employed on a contractual or temporary basis)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work
务: wù · affairs, business; must, should
员: yuán · member; personnel, staff member

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2–4–2–2 · lao2 wu4 ren2 yuan2

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