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腦力勞動

简脑力劳动 · 繁腦力勞動

Mandarin · pinyin nǎo lì láo dòng

mental labor
intellectual work

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腦: Look up this written character
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
勞: Look up this written character
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
脑: nǎo · brain
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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3–4–2–4 · nao3 li4 lao2 dong4

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nou5 lik6 lou4 dung6

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noun

brain work

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