操劳 操勞
操劳 操勞 cāo láo ㄘㄠ ㄌㄠˊ cou1 lou4 HSK 7-9
- to work hard
- to look after
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操
- 情操 qíng cāo ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄠ cing4 cou3 sentiments
- 操作 cāo zuò ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ cou1 zok3 to work
- 操场 操場 cāo chǎng ㄘㄠ ㄔㄤˇ cou1 coeng4 playground
- 操心 cāo xīn ㄘㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ cou1 sam1 to worry about
- 操控 cāo kòng ㄘㄠ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cou1 hung3 to control
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- 操纵 操縱 cāo zòng ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄥˋ cou1 zung3 to operate
- 体操 體操 tǐ cāo ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄠ tai2 cou1 gymnastic
- 做操 zuò cāo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄠ zou6 cou1 to do exercises
- 出操 chū cāo ㄔㄨ ㄘㄠ ceot1 cou1 to drill
- 基操 jī cāo ㄐㄧ ㄘㄠ gei1 cou1 (slang) the norm; typical behavior; nothing out of the ordinary; just what you'd expect (often used ironically) (abbr. for 基本操作)
- 实操 實操 shí cāo ㄕˊ ㄘㄠ sat6 cou1 to actually do (sth) (as opposed to learning how to do it from books etc)
- 微操 wēi cāo ㄨㄟ ㄘㄠ mei4 cou1 to micromanage
- 我操 wǒ cào ㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄠˋ ngo5 cou1 (substitute for 我肏) fuck
- 操典 cāo diǎn ㄘㄠ ㄉㄧㄢˇ cou1 din2 drill book
- 操刀 cāo dāo ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠ cou1 dou1 to hold a knife
- 操切 cāo qiè ㄘㄠ ㄑㄧㄝˋ cou1 cit3 rash
- 操坪 cāo píng ㄘㄠ ㄆㄧㄥˊ cou1 ping4 drill ground
- 操守 cāo shǒu ㄘㄠ ㄕㄡˇ cou3 sau2 personal integrity
- 操屄 cào bī ㄘㄠˋ ㄅㄧ variant of 肏屄
- 操弄 cāo nòng ㄘㄠ ㄋㄨㄥˋ cou1 lung6 to manipulate
劳 勞
- 功劳 功勞 gōng láo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˊ gung1 lou4 contribution
- 劳力 勞力 láo lì ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ lou4 lik6 labor
- 劳动 勞動 láo dòng ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ lou4 dung6 work
- 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
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- 劳改 勞改 láo gǎi ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄞˇ lou4 goi2 abbr. for 劳动改造
- 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)
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí ㄘㄠ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou1 zi1 gwo3 gap1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
- 重操旧业 重操舊業 chóng cāo jiù yè ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ cung4 cou1 gau6 jip6 to resume one's old trade (idiom)
- 率尔操觚 率爾操觚 shuài ěr cāo gū ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄦˇ ㄘㄠ ㄍㄨ seot1 ji5 cou1 gu1 to compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off
- 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)
Example sentences
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他们 他們 不只 是 洗 去 汗水 、 污垢 汙垢 和 镇日 鎮日 的 操劳 操勞 ， 同时 同時 也 沉浸 在 闲话 閒話 家常 日常 生活 当中 當中 。
They not only washed off the sweat, dirt and cares of the day in the hot water, but also enjoyed gossiping about everyday affairs.
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