láo

labor, toil, do manual work

HSK 5 #679

DEFINITIONS

劳 láo
  • to toil
  • labor
  • laborer
  • to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
  • meritorious deed
  • to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)

STROKES

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WORDS

dài láo to do sth in place of sb else
而获 bù láo ér huò to reap without sowing (idiom)
施特斯 shī tè láo sī Strauss (name); Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer; Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer
教所 láo jiào suǒ correctional institution; labor camp
无功 tú láo wú gōng to work to no avail (idiom)
役 láo yì forced labor; corvée (labor required of a serf); animal labor
kào láo to reward with food and drink; to feast (sb); presents of food etc made to troops; Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4]
动者 láo dòng zhě worker; laborer
yǒu láo (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)
务 láo wù service (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services")
心 láo xīn to work with one's brains; to rack one's brains; to worry
苦 láo kǔ to toil; hard work
不辞苦 bù cí láo kǔ to spare no effort
教 láo jiào reeducation through labor
碌 láo lù tiring
任怨 rèn láo rèn yuàn to work hard without complaint (idiom)
wèi láo to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort
损 láo sǔn strain (medicine)
顿 láo dùn (literary) fatigued; wearied
吃苦耐 chī kǔ nài láo hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
汗马功 hàn mǎ gōng láo war exploits; (fig.) heroic contribution
动改造 láo dòng gǎi zào reeducation through labor; laogai (prison camp)
模 láo mó model worker
多得 duō láo duō dé work more and get more
无益 tú láo wú yì futile endeavor (idiom)