The Chinese word **劳力** is a compound noun formed by combining two meaningful characters: **劳 (láo)**, which means "labor" or "toil," and **力 (lì)**, which means "strength," "effort," or "force." It follows a common Chinese word-formation pattern where two related semantic elements are joined to create a new, specific concept—in this case, the combined idea of "labor power" or "physical effort." The resulting term broadly refers to manual labor, the workforce, or the expenditure of physical strength, and it can function as both a noun (laborer, workforce) and a verb (to exert effort).