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温饱型劳工

English translation: subsistence workers


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05:33 Apr 3, 2010
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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / 温饱型劳工
Chinese term or phrase: 温饱型劳工
温饱型劳工
Yi Cao
English translation:subsistence workers
Explanation:
温饱 (adequate food and clothing) is used to describe the subsistent level:
http://bulo.hjenglish.com/question/68/

A subsistence worker is one whose sole economic work is to provide food for his or her own family...
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=4&ved=...


http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&q="subsistence worker"&start=...

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4 +5subsistence workers
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subsistence workers


Explanation:
温饱 (adequate food and clothing) is used to describe the subsistent level:
http://bulo.hjenglish.com/question/68/

A subsistence worker is one whose sole economic work is to provide food for his or her own family...
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=4&ved=...


http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&q="subsistence worker"&start=...



Example sentence(s):
  • 过温饱生活 live a life at a subsistent level
  • A subsistence worker is one whose sole economic work is to provide food for his or her own family...

    Reference: http://bulo.hjenglish.com/question/68/
    Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=4&ved=...
Dr JM Chen, PhD
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