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

生產動 shēng chǎn láo dòng productive labor
pí láo fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary
症 pí láo zhèng fatigue
眼過 yǎn guò láo eye strain
形瘁 shén láo xíng cuì to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)
成疾 jī láo chéng jí to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork
紅尾伯 hóng wěi bó láo (bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
紅背伯 hóng bèi bó láo (bird species of China) red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)
měi láo (Tw) arts and crafts (as a school subject)
nài láo hardy; able to resist hardship
倫斯河 shèng láo lún sī hé St Lawrence River, Canada
聯產到 lián chǎn dào láo to pay sb according to their productivity
能者多 néng zhě duō láo it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
腦力動 nǎo lì láo dòng mental labor; intellectual work
舉手之 jǔ shǒu zhī láo lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort
舟車頓 zhōu chē láo dùn travel-worn
kǔ láo toil; hard work
草原灰伯 cǎo yuán huī bó láo (bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)
荒漠伯 huāng mò bó láo (bird species of China) isabelline shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
虎紋伯 hǔ wén bó láo (bird species of China) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus)
xián láo diligent
xīn láo laborious
guò láo overwork
死 guò láo sǐ karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork
肥 guò láo féi overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest)