劳动 勞動
劳动 勞動 láo dòng ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ lou4 dung6 HSK 5 高階級 · Level 4
- work
- toil
- physical labor
- CL: 次 cì ㄘˋ
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劳 勞
- 功劳 功勞 gōng láo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˊ gung1 lou4 contribution
- 劳力 勞力 láo lì ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ lou4 lik6 labor
- 劳务 勞務 láo wù ㄌㄠˊ ㄨˋ lou4 mou6 service (work done for money)
- 劳工 勞工 láo gōng ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄥ lou4 gung1 labor
- 劳改 勞改 láo gǎi ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄞˇ lou4 goi2 abbr. for 劳动改造
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- 劳累 勞累 láo lèi ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄟˋ lou4 leoi6 tired
- 勤劳 勤勞 qín láo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄠˊ kan4 lou4 hardworking; industrious; diligent
- 慰劳 慰勞 wèi láo ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˊ wai3 lou4 to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc)
- 操劳 操勞 cāo láo ㄘㄠ ㄌㄠˊ cou1 lou4 to work hard
- 效劳 效勞 xiào láo ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ haau6 lou4 to serve (in some capacity)
- 疲劳 疲勞 pí láo ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄠˊ pei4 lou4 fatigue
- 劳动力 勞動力 láo dòng lì ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ lou4 dung6 lik6 labor force
- 多劳多得 多勞多得 duō láo duō dé ㄉㄨㄛ ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄜˊ do1 lou4 do1 dak1 work more and get more
- 代劳 代勞 dài láo ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ doi6 lou4 to do sth in place of sb else
- 伯劳 伯勞 bó láo ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄠˊ baak3 lou4 shrike
- 偏劳 偏勞 piān láo ㄆㄧㄢ ㄌㄠˊ pin1 lou4 undue trouble
- 劳作 勞作 láo zuò ㄌㄠˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ lou4 zok3 work
- 劳倦 勞倦 láo juàn ㄌㄠˊ ㄐㄩㄢˋ lou4 gyun6 exhausted
- 劳伤 勞傷 láo shāng ㄌㄠˊ ㄕㄤ lou4 soeng1 disorder of internal organs caused by overexertion
- 劳役 勞役 láo yì ㄌㄠˊ ㄧˋ lou4 jik6 forced labor
动 動
- 主动 主動 zhǔ dòng ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zyu2 dung6 to take the initiative
- 互动 互動 hù dòng ㄏㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ wu6 dung6 to interact
- 出动 出動 chū dòng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ceot1 dung6 to start out on a trip
- 动乱 動亂 dòng luàn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ dung6 lyun6 turmoil
- 动人 動人 dòng rén ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ dung6 jan4 touching
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- 动作 動作 dòng zuò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dung6 zok3 movement; motion; action
- 动力 動力 dòng lì ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ dung6 lik6 motive power
- 动向 動向 dòng xiàng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ dung6 hoeng3 trend; tendency
- 动员 動員 dòng yuán ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄢˊ dung6 jyun4 to mobilize
- 动工 動工 dòng gōng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ dung6 gung1 to start (a building project)
- 动弹 動彈 dòng tan ㄉㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄊㄢ dung6 daan6 to budge
- 动感 動感 dòng gǎn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢˇ dung6 gam2 sense of movement (often in a static work of art)
- 动态 動態 dòng tài ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄞˋ dung6 taai3 movement
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 动摇 動搖 dòng yáo ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˊ dung6 jiu4 to sway
- 动机 動機 dòng jī ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧ dung6 gei1 motive; motivation
- 动物 動物 dòng wù ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ dung6 mat6 animal
- 动产 動產 dòng chǎn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄢˇ dung6 caan2 movable property
- 动用 動用 dòng yòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ dung6 jung6 to utilize
- 动画 動畫 dòng huà ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ dung6 waa2 animation
Idioms with these characters
- 不劳而获 不勞而獲 bù láo ér huò ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ bat1 lou4 ji4 wok6 (idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
- 好逸恶劳 好逸惡勞 hào yì wù láo ㄏㄠˋ ㄧˋ ㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ hou3 jat6 wu3 lou4 to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)
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- 积劳成疾 積勞成疾 jī láo chéng jí ㄐㄧ ㄌㄠˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ zik1 lou4 sing4 zat6 to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork
- 举手之劳 舉手之勞 jǔ shǒu zhī láo ㄐㄩˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓ ㄌㄠˊ geoi2 sau2 zi1 lou4 lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
- 刻苦耐劳 刻苦耐勞 kè kǔ nài láo ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hak1 fu2 noi6 lou4 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
- 劳民伤财 勞民傷財 láo mín shāng cái ㄌㄠˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄤ ㄘㄞˊ lou4 man4 soeng1 coi4 (idiom) to waste both manpower and resources
- 劳燕分飞 勞燕分飛 láo yàn fēn fēi ㄌㄠˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄣ ㄈㄟ lou4 jin3 fan1 fei1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
- 劳逸结合 勞逸結合 láo yì jié hé ㄌㄠˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄜˊ lou4 jat6 git3 hap6 to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
- 能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě duō láo ㄋㄥˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄌㄠˊ nang4 ze2 do1 lou4 (idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 不动声色 不動聲色 bù dòng shēng sè ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ bat1 dung6 sing1 sik1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
- 蠢蠢欲动 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn chǔn yù dòng ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄩˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ceon2 ceon2 juk6 dung6 to begin to stir (idiom)
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- 大动干戈 大動干戈 dà dòng gān gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ daai6 dung6 gon1 gwo1 lit. to go to war (idiom)
- 地动山摇 地動山搖 dì dòng shān yáo ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠˊ dei6 dung6 saan1 jiu4 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
- 动见观瞻 動見觀瞻 dòng jiàn guān zhān ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢ dung6 gin3 gun1 zim1 to be watched closely (idiom)
- 动人心魄 動人心魄 dòng rén xīn pò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄛˋ dung6 jan4 sam1 paak3 (idiom) breathtaking
- 动辄得咎 動輒得咎 dòng zhé dé jiù ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ dung6 zip3 dak1 gau3 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
- 风吹草动 風吹草動 fēng chuī cǎo dòng ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ fung1 ceoi1 cou2 dung6 lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom)
- 感天动地 感天動地 gǎn tiān dòng dì ㄍㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ gam2 tin1 dung6 dei6 (idiom) deeply affecting
Example sentences
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他 不 爱 愛 劳动 勞動 。
He is not one for hard work.
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我 不能 做 体力劳动 體力勞動 。
I'm not fit for physical labor.
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吉 姆 怕 了 体力劳动 體力勞動 了 。
Jim was afraid of physical labor.
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他 在 收获 收穫 他 的 劳动 勞動 果实 果實 。
He is reaping the fruits of his labor.
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他 对 對 自己 的 劳动 勞動 成果 很 满意 滿意 。
He was satisfied with the work he had done.
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