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劳
勞
láo
1. to toil
2. labor
3. laborer
4. to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
5. meritorious deed
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

劳
láo
to labor, to toil; to do manual work
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

代劳
dàiláo
to do sth in place of sb else
伯劳
bóláo
shrike
偏劳
piānláo
undue trouble
功劳
gōngláo
contribution
HSK 6
劳作
láozuò
work
劳倦
láojuàn
exhausted
劳伤
láoshāng
disorder of internal organs caused by overexertion
劳力
láolì
work force
劳动
láodòng
work
HSK 5
劳工
láogōng
labor
劳役
láoyì
forced labor
劳心
láoxīn
to work with one's brains
劳损
láosǔn
strain (medicine)
劳改
láogǎi
abbr. for [[勞動改造|劳动改造<láodònggǎizào>]]
劳教
láojiào
reeducation through labor
劳方
láofāng
labor (as opposed to capital or management)
劳模
láomó
model worker
劳烦
láofán
to inconvenience
劳碌
láolù
tiring
劳神
láoshén
to be a tax on (one's mind)

Alternate Entries

劳
lào
to console

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
678
Word Frequency Rank
1,175 of 84,292

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