劳 láo — to work; to labor; to toil; to do physical work

劳
láo

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #674

Traditional: 勞

láo lao2

Basic definition

verb
  1. to work; to labor; to toil; to do physical work e.g 劳动劳作劳工
  2. to reward; to thank; to entertain; to care for e.g 慰劳犒劳劳军
noun
  1. toil; hardship; fatigue; trouble e.g 劳苦劳顿辛劳
  2. merit; achievement; contribution; service e.g 功劳劳绩汗马功劳
adjective
  1. tired; fatigued; weary; laborious e.g 疲劳劳累辛劳

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (会意。小篆字形，上面是焱( yàn)，即“焰”的本字，表示灯火通明;中间是“冖”字，表示房屋;下面是“力”，表示用力。夜间劳作。本义:努力劳动;使受辛苦)
  2. work hard e.g 劳心焦思 · 劳民 · 劳民动众 · 劳师
  3. put sb. into the trouble of e.g 劳尊 · 劳扰
  4. express one's appreciation e.g 劳农 · 劳赐 · 劳兵
  5. exhaust e.g 劳费 · 劳毁 · 劳怯
  6. worried e.g 劳人 · 劳结
  7. capture;seize;wrest;take by force
adjective
  1. fatigue e.g 劳碌 劳佚 · 劳倦 · 劳烦 · 劳竭
  2. industrious e.g 劳谦 · 劳谦日昃 · 劳劳扰扰
noun
  1. meritorious deed e.g 劳伐 · 劳效 · 劳烈
  2. work e.g 劳作 劳事 · 劳烈
  3. labor e.g 劳资关系 · 劳歌
  4. ill;deases e.g 劳复
  5. farm implement used to level the ground

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