Chinese Word: 劳 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

劳 (Trad.: 勞)HSK 5

Antonyms: 逸

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 力

Ideographic: A man lifting 力 a load 冖 of grass 艹

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 冖 [ mì ] cover
  - 力 [ lì ] strength, power; capability, influence

Similar Characters: 荧

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Pinyin: láo

English Definition: to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. lao4 for this sense)

Chinese Definition:
①人类创造物质或精神财富的活动：劳动。劳力。劳逸。功劳(功业，成绩)。按劳分配。
②辛苦，辛勤：劳苦。劳顿(劳累困顿)。劳瘁(劳累病苦)。劳碌(事情多而辛苦)。劳心。疲劳。烦劳。任劳任怨。
③劳动者的简称：劳工(旧时指工人)。劳资。
④用力：劳苦功高。勤劳。徒劳无功。
⑤用言语或实物慰问：慰劳。劳军(慰劳军队)。
⑥姓氏。
⑦逸。
Example Words:

劳动	láo dòng	work; toil; physical labor; Classifiers: 次	HSK 5
劳动力	láo dòng lì	labor force; manpower
劳动者	láo dòng zhě	worker; laborer
劳务	láo wù	service (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services")
劳模	láo mó	model worker

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Pinyin: lào

English Definition: to console

Example Sentences

1		bù 不 láo 劳 nǐ 你 qǐ shēn 起身。 Don't trouble yourself to rise.
2		láo 劳 nǐ 你 bāng 帮 gè 个 máng 忙。 Will you please do me a favour (or give me a hand)?
3		bù 不 guò 过 wǒ 我 hòu 后 lái 来 yòu 又 xiǎng qǐ 想起 lái 来 le 了， yào shì 要是 tā 他 zhēn 真 gěi 给 chán zhù 缠住 le 了 bù 不 néng 能 fēn shēn 分身， hūn qī 婚期 yě 也 bù 不 huì 会 yán chí 延迟， yīn wèi 因为 hái yǒu 还有 dá xī 达西 xiān shēng 先生 kě yǐ 可以 dài 代 láo 劳。 However, I recollected afterwards that if he had been prevented going, the wedding need not be put off, for Mr. Darcy might have done as well.
4		pān dí 潘迪 shuō 说， zhǎo 找 yí gè 一个 xìn rèn 信任 de 的 tóng shì 同事 huò zhě 或者 zhí yè 职业 dǎo shī 导师 qīng sù 倾诉。 rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 jué de 觉得 zì jǐ 自己 zhǎo 找 lǎo bǎn 老板 gào zhuàng 告状 bù hǎo yì sī 不好意思， zhè 这 wèi 位 tóng shì 同事 kě yǐ 可以 wèi 为 nǐ 你 dài 代 láo 劳。 'Confide in a trusted colleague or your mentor, ' says Ms. Pandey. The colleague can help report this person to your manager, if you find it embarrassing to do so.
5		“ yè wù 业务 rén yuán 人员 ” shuō 说 kě yǐ 可以 bāng zhù 帮助 mǎn 满 xiǎo jiě 小姐 zhǎo huí 找回 yóu xiāng 邮箱 mì mǎ 密码， hái 还 shuō 说 zhǐ yào 只要 tā 她 xiǎng 想 zhī dào 知道 rèn hé 任何 yí gè 一个 rén 人 de 的 yóu xiāng 邮箱 mì mǎ 密码， dōu 都 kě yǐ 可以 dài 代 láo 劳。 Business personnel " say to be able to help full young lady look for mailbox password, still say to want her to want to know the mailbox code of any person only, can do sth for sb."

More Sentences

1		bù 不 láo 劳 nǐ 你 qǐ shēn 起身。 Don't trouble yourself to rise.
2		láo 劳 nǐ 你 bāng 帮 gè 个 máng 忙。 Will you please do me a favour (or give me a hand)?
3		bù 不 guò 过 wǒ 我 hòu 后 lái 来 yòu 又 xiǎng qǐ 想起 lái 来 le 了， yào shì 要是 tā 他 zhēn 真 gěi 给 chán zhù 缠住 le 了 bù 不 néng 能 fēn shēn 分身， hūn qī 婚期 yě 也 bù 不 huì 会 yán chí 延迟， yīn wèi 因为 hái yǒu 还有 dá xī 达西 xiān shēng 先生 kě yǐ 可以 dài 代 láo 劳。 However, I recollected afterwards that if he had been prevented going, the wedding need not be put off, for Mr. Darcy might have done as well.
4		pān dí 潘迪 shuō 说， zhǎo 找 yí gè 一个 xìn rèn 信任 de 的 tóng shì 同事 huò zhě 或者 zhí yè 职业 dǎo shī 导师 qīng sù 倾诉。 rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 jué de 觉得 zì jǐ 自己 zhǎo 找 lǎo bǎn 老板 gào zhuàng 告状 bù hǎo yì sī 不好意思， zhè 这 wèi 位 tóng shì 同事 kě yǐ 可以 wèi 为 nǐ 你 dài 代 láo 劳。 'Confide in a trusted colleague or your mentor, ' says Ms. Pandey. The colleague can help report this person to your manager, if you find it embarrassing to do so.
5		“ yè wù 业务 rén yuán 人员 ” shuō 说 kě yǐ 可以 bāng zhù 帮助 mǎn 满 xiǎo jiě 小姐 zhǎo huí 找回 yóu xiāng 邮箱 mì mǎ 密码， hái 还 shuō 说 zhǐ yào 只要 tā 她 xiǎng 想 zhī dào 知道 rèn hé 任何 yí gè 一个 rén 人 de 的 yóu xiāng 邮箱 mì mǎ 密码， dōu 都 kě yǐ 可以 dài 代 láo 劳。 Business personnel " say to be able to help full young lady look for mailbox password, still say to want her to want to know the mailbox code of any person only, can do sth for sb."

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