láo
dòng

technical
noun

Meaning of 具体劳动

具体劳动 means concrete labor; labor in specific form that creates use-value. Pronounced jù tǐ láo dòng.

  • concrete labor; labor in specific form that creates use-value

Definitions & Examples

láo
dòng
chuàng
zào
shāng
pǐn
de
shǐ使
yòng
jià
zhí
 

Concrete labor creates the use-value of commodities.

gōng
zuò
jiā
cái
feng
zuò
fu
dōu
shì
láo
dòng
 

A carpenter making furniture and a tailor making clothes are both examples of concrete labor.

chōu
xiàng
láo
dòng
tóng
 
láo
dòng
shì
zhì
de
 

Unlike abstract labor, concrete labor is heterogeneous.

zài
 
běn
lùn
 
zhōng
xiáng
fēn
le
láo
dòng
chōu
xiàng
láo
dòng
de
bié
 

Marx analyzed in detail the distinction between concrete and abstract labor in 'Das Kapital'.

Measure Words

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