操
劳

To work hard in Chinese: 操劳 (cāo láo)

cāo láo

to work hard

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 操勞1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to work hard
  2. 2to look after

Stroke order

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操
劳

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄘㄠ

cāo

ㄘ/ cㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄌㄠˊ

láo

ㄌ/ lㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

操劳

Simplified

操勞

Traditional

Example sentences

See 操劳 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 妈妈为了这个家日夜操劳。

    mā ma wèi le zhè ge jiā rì yè cāo láo。

    Mom toils day and night for this family.

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Related words

操场

cāo chǎng

playground

操心

cāo xīn

to worry about

劳动

láo dòng

work

劳驾

láo jià

excuse me

疲劳

pí láo

fatigue

勤劳

qín láo

hardworking

操作

cāo zuò

to work

体操

tǐ cāo

gymnastic

操纵

cāo zòng

to operate

操控

cāo kòng

to control

功劳

gōng láo

contribution

劳累

láo lèi

tired

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