nǎo
láo
dòng

common
technical

Meaning of 脑力劳动

脑力劳动 means mental work; intellectual labor. Pronounced nǎo lì láo dòng.

  • mental work; intellectual labor

Definitions & Examples

Jiào
shī
 
yán
rén
yuán
gōng
yuán
dōu
shǔ
nǎo
láo
dòng
zhě
 

Teachers, researchers, and civil servants are all mental workers.

Suí
zhe
zhǎn
 
shè
huì
duì
nǎo
láo
dòng
de
qiú
yuè
lái
yuè
 

With the development of technology, society's demand for intellectual labor is increasing.

Zhè
xiàng
gōng
zuò
zhǔ
yào
kào
nǎo
láo
dòng
 
ér
shì
láo
dòng
 

This job relies mainly on mental effort, not physical labor.

Chuàng
xīn
xìng
de
nǎo
láo
dòng
shì
tuī
dòng
shè
huì
jìn
de
guān
jiàn
 

Creative intellectual work is key to driving social progress.