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操劳 cāoláo

操劳 cāoláo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 操劳 cāoláo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cāoláo | cao1 lao2
English translation
to work hard
to look after

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Traditional form

操勞

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 操劳 cāoláo

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cāo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and zào represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

zào

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌喿

Number of Strokes

16
láo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of láo . Origin unclear.

Positional decomposition

cǎo 冖力

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 操劳 cāoláo

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那位操劳过度 de 家长 jiā zhǎng 看起来 kàn qǐ lai 好像 hǎoxiàng bìng 疼爱 téngài 孩子 háizi dàn 实际上 shí jì shàng 可能 kěnéng shì 太累 de 缘故 yuángù

The overworked, overextended parent may be seen as unloving, but may simply be exhausted.

操劳 cāoláo Decomposition

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操劳 cāoláo Compounds

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