simple labor; unskilled work
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simple labor; unskilled labor that requires no specialized training (contrasted with 'complex labor')
technicalTechnical term in economics and Marxist political economy, typically contrasted with 复杂劳动 (complex labor).
Zài在
zī资
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
jīng经
jì济
zhōng中
，
jiǎn简
dān单
láo劳
dòng动
hé和
fù复
zá杂
láo劳
dòng动
de的
huàn换
suàn算
guān关
xì系
shì是
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
wèn问
tí题
。
In capitalist economies, the conversion relationship between simple labor and complex labor is an important issue.
Bān搬
yùn运
gōng工
cóng从
shì事
de的
shì是
jiǎn简
dān单
láo劳
dòng动
，
ér而
ruǎn软
jiàn件
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
cóng从
shì事
de的
shì是
fù复
zá杂
láo劳
dòng动
。
Porters perform simple labor, while software engineers perform complex labor.
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Mǎ马
kè克
sī思
rèn认
wéi为
，
fù复
zá杂
láo劳
dòng动
kě可
yǐ以
zhé折
suàn算
wéi为
duō多
bèi倍
de的
jiǎn简
dān单
láo劳
dòng动
。
Marx believed that complex labor could be converted into multiples of simple labor.