object of labor; subject of labor
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
object of labor; subject of labor
formalA technical term in Marxist political economics. Refers to the raw materials or items upon which human labor is exerted to create a product.
Zài在
gōng工
yè业
shēng生
chǎn产
zhōng中
，
gāng钢
cái材
hé和
mù木
cái材
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
láo劳
dòng动
duì对
xiàng象
。
In industrial production, steel and timber are important objects of labor.
Dì地
xià下
kuàng矿
shí石
shì是
kuàng矿
gōng工
zhí直
jiē接
de的
láo劳
dòng动
duì对
xiàng象
。
Underground ore is the direct object of labor for miners.
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Mián棉
huā花
zuò作
wéi为
fǎng纺
zhī织
yè业
de的
láo劳
dòng动
duì对
xiàng象
，
jīng经
guò过
jiā加
gōng工
biàn变
chéng成
bù布
liào料
。
Cotton, as an object of labor for the textile industry, is processed into fabric.