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勞務市場

简劳务市场 · 繁勞務市場

Mandarin · pinyin láo wù shì chǎng

labor market

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市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
場: chǎng · open space, field, market
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work
务: wù · affairs, business; must, should
场: chǎng · open space, field, market

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2–4–4–3 · lao2 wu4 shi4 chang3

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