means of labor; instruments of labor
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means of labor; instruments of labor (old term for 劳动资料)
formalMarxist economic term referring to tools, machinery, factories, and equipment used by workers to act upon the object of labor. Now largely replaced by 劳动资料 in contemporary usage.
Zài在
mǎ马
kè克
sī思
zhǔ主
yì义
zhèng政
zhì治
jīng经
jì济
xué学
zhōng中
，
láo劳
dòng动
shǒu手
duàn段
bāo包
kuò括
shēng生
chǎn产
gōng工
jù具
、
chǎng厂
fáng房
、
yùn运
shū输
shè设
bèi备
děng等
。
In Marxist political economy, means of labor include tools, factories, and transportation equipment.
Láo劳
dòng动
shǒu手
duàn段
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
shuǐ水
píng平
shì是
héng衡
liáng量
shè社
huì会
shēng生
chǎn产
lì力
fā发
zhǎn展
chéng程
dù度
de的
zhòng重
yào要
biāo标
zhì志
。
The development level of means of labor is an important indicator of the development of social productive forces.
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Suí随
zhe着
kē科
jì技
jìn进
bù步
，
xiàn现
dài代
huà化
de的
láo劳
dòng动
shǒu手
duàn段
rì日
yì益
fù复
zá杂
hé和
jīng精
mì密
。
With advances in science and technology, modern means of labor are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated.