láo

labor; to toil; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)

HSK 5 #679

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 679th character
Radical ⼒ (19.5)
Strokes 7
Index # 674
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

劳 láo
  1. 1. labor
  2. 2. to toil
  3. 3. to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
  4. 4. laborer
  5. 5. meritorious deed
  6. 6. to console (Taiwan pr. lào for this sense)

Stroke order

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Words containing 劳

Word Meaning
to do sth in place of sb else
to reap without sowing (idiom)
Strauss (name)
labor camp; correctional institution
to work to no avail (idiom)
forced labor; animal labor
to reward with food and drink; to feast (sb)
worker; laborer
thank you for your trouble; sorry to bother you
service (work done for money)
to worry; to work with one's brains; to rack one's brains
to toil; hard work
to spare no effort
reeducation through labor
tiring
to work hard without complaint (idiom)
to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc)
strain (medicine)
wearied; (literary) fatigued
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
(fig.) heroic contribution; war exploits
reeducation through labor; laogai (prison camp)
model worker
work more and get more
futile endeavor (idiom)