劳 láo

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Traditional form

勞 láo

Contains the radical

力 Lì

Learning hint

A man lifting 力 Lì a load 冖 mì of grass 艹 cǎo

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱艹 cǎo ⿱冖力

Explanation

Simplified form of 勞 láo . Origin unclear.

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 劳 láo in different contexts.

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由于 yóuyú 讲 jiǎng 道 dào 太 tài 久 jiǔ ,他 tā 感觉 gǎnjué 非常 fēicháng 疲劳 píláo .

He felt very tired, for he preached for a long time.

弗劳尔在 zài 山坡 shān pō 上 shǎng 失去 shīqù 了 le 对 duì 自行车 zìxíngchē 的 de 控制 kòngzhì ,撞 zhuàng 到 dào 了 le 一 yī 棵 kē 大树 Dà shù 上 shǎng .

Flower lost control of his bike on the hill and ran into a tree.

劳动 láodòng 的 de 根 gēn 苦 kǔ ,但 dàn 尝 cháng 起来 qǐlai 是 shì 甜 tián 的 de .

Labour had a bitter root but a sweet taste.

请 qǐng 代 dài 劳 láo 把 bǎ 这 zhè 封信寄 jì 走 zǒu .

You might post this letter for me.

那 Nā 篇 piān 文章 wénzhāng 是 shì 对 duì 普通 pǔ tōng 劳动 láodòng 大众 Dà zhòng 的 de 诋毁 dǐ huǐ .

The article is a slander on ordinary working people.

Explore 22 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 劳 láo in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
劳动 láodòng	work	勞動
效劳 xiào láo	to work for	效勞
劳 láo	to toil	勞 láo
劳动力 láo dòng lì	labor force	勞動力
疲劳 píláo	fatigue	疲勞
功劳 gōngláo	contribution	功勞
劳驾 láojià	excuse me	勞駕
麦当劳 Mài dāng láo	MacDonald or McDonald (name)	麥當勞
劳动者 láo dòng zhě	worker	勞動者
劳伦斯 Láo lún sī	Lawrence (person name)	勞倫斯
劳力 láo lì	labor	勞力
劳工 láo gōng	labor	勞工
劳务 láo wù	service (work done for money)	勞務
克劳斯 Kè láo sī	Claus or Klaus (name)	克勞斯
劳累 láo lèi	tired	勞累
徒劳 tú láo	futile	徒勞
酬劳 chóu láo	reward	酬勞
勤劳 qínláo	hardworking	勤勞
劳资 láo zī	labor and capital	勞資
劳作 láo zuò	work	勞作
劳埃德 Láo aī dé	Lloyd (name)	勞埃德
劳模 láo mó	model worker	勞模