劳逸结合
láo yì jié hé
to balance work and rest
Character by character
劳láo
work
work
逸yì
rest
rest
结jié
join
join
合hé
together
together
Example
复习也要劳逸结合，天天熬夜反而记不住。
Revising needs a balance of work and rest too; stay up late every night and you remember less, not more.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
The advice of parents, teachers and doctors: 要注意劳逸结合. 劳 is effort and 逸 is ease, a pair also seen in 以逸待劳.
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