complex labor; skilled labor
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Meanings
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labor requiring specialized training and technical skill (as opposed to simple labor)
technicalTechnical term in economics and Marxist political economy, contrasting with 简单劳动 (simple labor). Complex labor is considered to create more value per unit of time than simple labor due to the education and training required.
Fù复
zá杂
láo劳
dòng动
bǐ比
jiǎn简
dān单
láo劳
dòng动
chuàng创
zào造
gèng更
duō多
de的
jià价
zhí值
。
Complex labor creates more value than simple labor.
Nǎo脑
lì力
láo劳
dòng动
tōng通
cháng常
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
fù复
zá杂
láo劳
dòng动
。
Mental labor is generally considered complex labor.
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Péi培
yǎng养
fù复
zá杂
láo劳
dòng动
néng能
lì力
xū需
yào要
cháng长
qī期
de的
jiào教
yù育
tóu投
zī资
。
Developing the capacity for complex labor requires long-term investment in education.
Fù复
zá杂
láo劳
dòng动
yīng应
gāi该
huò获
dé得
gèng更
gāo高
de的
bào报
chou酬
。
Complex labor should receive higher remuneration.