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體力活

简体力活 · 繁體力活

Mandarin · pinyin tǐ lì huó

physical labor

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體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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3–4–2 · ti3 li4 huo2

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noun

manual labour; something physically exhausting

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