举手之劳

jǔ shǒu zhī láo

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. a very slight effort

Child Words of 举手之劳

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

手
shǒu

hand

举
jǔ

to lift

举手
jǔ shǒu

to raise a hand

劳
láo

to toil