| Subject | English | Chinese |
| lab.law. | ability to work | 劳动能力 |
| busin. | ability to work | 工作能力 |
| tech. | ability to work operation capability | 工作能力 |
| tech. | ability to work operational capability | 工作能力 |
| China, polit. | apply the principle of "from each according to his ability, to each according to his work" | 实行各尽所能、按劳分配的原则 |
| agric. | from each according to his ability to each according to his work | 按劳取酬 |
| econ. | from each according to his ability, to each according to his work | 各尽所能、按劳分配 |
| law | from each according to his ability, to each according to his work | 各尽所能、按劳取酬 |
| agric. | from each according to his ability to each according to his work | 各尽所能 |
| busin. | from each accounting to his ability, to each according to his work | 各尽所能、按劳分配 |
| busin. | lose one's ability to work | 丧失工作能力 |
| China, law | lose the ability to work | 丧失劳动能力 |
| China, law | principle of "from each according to his ability, to each according to his work" | 各尽所能，按劳分配的原则 |
| China, polit. | the principle of "from each according to his ability, to each according to his work" | "各尽所能、按劳分配"的原则 |
| China, law | totally or partially lose the ability to work | 丧失或者部分丧失劳动能力 |
| China, law | without ability to work | 无劳动能力 |