láo

labor, toil, do manual work

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

心 láo xīn to work with one's brains; to rack one's brains; to worry
力 láo xīn láo lì to tax one's mind and body; demanding (work); dedicated (worker); hard-working
心苦思 láo xīn kǔ sī to rack one's brains; to think hard
拉西泮 láo lā xī pàn lorazepam
損 láo sǔn strain (medicine)
改 láo gǎi abbr. for 勞動改造|劳动改造[lao2 dong4 gai3 zao4]; reform through labor; laogai (prison camp)
改營 láo gǎi yíng correctional labor camp
教 láo jiào reeducation through labor
教所 láo jiào suǒ correctional institution; labor camp
斯萊斯 láo sī lái sī Rolls-Royce
方 láo fāng labor (as opposed to capital or management); the workers
模 láo mó model worker
民傷財 láo mín shāng cái waste of manpower and resources
煩 láo fán to inconvenience; to trouble (sb with a request)
燕分飛 láo yàn fēn fēi the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom); (usually of a couple) to part from each other
碌 láo lù tiring
神 láo shén to be a tax on (one's mind); to bother; to trouble; to be concerned
累 láo lèi tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil
而無功 láo ér wú gōng to work hard while accomplishing little; to toil to no avail
苦 láo kǔ to toil; hard work
資 láo zī labor and capital; labor and management
資關係 láo zī guān xì industrial relations; relations between labor and capital
逸 láo yì work and rest
逸結合 láo yì jié hé to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
雇 láo gù labor and employer