láo

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Definitions

  1. 1. to toil
  2. 2. labor
  3. 3. laborer
  4. 4. to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
  5. 5. meritorious deed
  6. 6. to console (Taiwan pr. [lào] for this sense)

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Words Containing 劳

功劳
gōng láo

contribution

劳动
láo dòng

work

劳动力
láo dòng lì

labor force

劳务
láo wù

service (work done for money)

劳累
láo lèi

tired

劳驾
láo jià

excuse me

勤劳
qín láo

hardworking

多劳多得
duō láo duō dé

work more and get more

慰劳
wèi láo

to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc)

操劳
cāo láo

to work hard

疲劳
pí láo

fatigue

一劳永逸
yī láo yǒng yì

to get sth done once and for all

不劳无获
bù láo wú huò

no pain, no gain (idiom)

不劳而获
bù láo ér huò

to reap without sowing (idiom)

不辞劳苦
bù cí láo kǔ

to spare no effort

代劳
dài láo

to do sth in place of sb else

以逸待劳
yǐ yì dài láo

to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy

任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn

to work hard without complaint (idiom)

伯劳
bó láo

shrike

伯劳鸟
bó láo niǎo

shrike (family Laniidae)

偏劳
piān láo

undue trouble

克劳修斯
kè láo xiū sī

Rudolf Clausius (1822-1888), German physicist and mathematician

克劳德
kè láo dé

Claude (name)

克劳斯
kè láo sī

Claus or Klaus (name)

克劳福德
kè láo fú dé

Crawford (town in Texas)

凯法劳尼亚
kǎi fǎ láo ní yà

Kefalonia, Greek Island in the Ionian sea

刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo

to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering

劳什子
láo shí zi

(dialect) nuisance

劳作
láo zuò

work

劳倦
láo juàn

exhausted

劳伦斯
láo lún sī

Lawrence (person name)

劳伤
láo shāng

disorder of internal organs caused by overexertion

劳力
láo lì

labor

劳力士
láo lì shì

Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)

劳动人民
láo dòng rén mín

working people

劳动保险
láo dòng bǎo xiǎn

labor insurance

劳动合同
láo dòng hé tong

labor contract

劳动报
láo dòng bào

Trud (Russian newspaper)

劳动改造
láo dòng gǎi zào

reeducation through labor

劳动教养
láo dòng jiào yǎng

reeducation through labor

劳动新闻
láo dòng xīn wén

Rodong Sinmun (Workers' news), the official newspaper of the North Korean WPK's Central Committee

劳动模范
láo dòng mó fàn

model worker

劳动营
láo dòng yíng

labor camp

劳动节
láo dòng jié

International Labor Day (May Day)

劳动者
láo dòng zhě

worker; laborer

劳动能力
láo dòng néng lì

ability to work

劳务交换
láo wù jiāo huàn

labor exchanges

劳务人员
láo wù rén yuán

contract workers (sent abroad)

劳务合同
láo wù hé tong

service contract

劳务市场
láo wù shì chǎng

labor market

劳埃德
láo āi dé

Lloyd (name)

劳委会
láo wěi huì

labor committee

劳工
láo gōng

labor

劳役
láo yì

forced labor

劳心
láo xīn

to work with one's brains

劳心劳力
láo xīn láo lì

to tax one's mind and body

劳心苦思
láo xīn kǔ sī

to rack one's brains

劳拉西泮
láo lā xī pàn

lorazepam

劳损
láo sǔn

strain (medicine)

劳改
láo gǎi

reform through labor

劳改营
láo gǎi yíng

correctional labor camp

劳教
láo jiào

reeducation through labor

劳教所
láo jiào suǒ

correctional institution

劳斯莱斯
láo sī lái sī

Rolls-Royce

劳方
láo fāng

labor (as opposed to capital or management)

劳模
láo mó

model worker

劳民伤财
láo mín shāng cái

waste of manpower and resources

劳烦
láo fán

to inconvenience

劳燕分飞
láo yàn fēn fēi

the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)

劳碌
láo lù

to work hard

劳神
láo shén

to be a tax on (one's mind)

劳而无功
láo ér wú gōng

to work hard while accomplishing little

劳苦
láo kǔ

to toil

劳资
láo zī

labor and capital

劳资关系
láo zī guān xì

industrial relations

劳逸
láo yì

work and rest

劳逸结合
láo yì jié hé

to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)

劳雇
láo gù

labor and employer

劳雇关系
láo gù guān xì

relations between labor and employer

劳顿
láo dùn

(literary) fatigued

勤俭耐劳
qín jiǎn nài láo

diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)

勤劳不虞匮乏
qín láo bù yú kuì fá

Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)

勤劳者
qín láo zhě

worker

勤劳致富
qín láo zhì fù

to become rich by one's own efforts

半劳动力
bàn láo dòng lì

one able to do light manual labor only

南灰伯劳
nán huī bó láo

(bird species of China) southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis)

厚生劳动省
hòu shēng láo dòng shěng

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)

史特劳斯
shǐ tè láo sī

Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer

吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo

hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)

唁劳
yàn láo

to offer condolences

国际劳动节
guó jì láo dòng jié

May Day

国际劳工组织
guó jì láo gōng zǔ zhī

International Labor Organization

外劳
wài láo

foreign worker

外籍劳工
wài jí láo gōng

foreign worker

好逸恶劳
hào yì wù láo

to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)

布劳恩
bù láo ēn

Browne (person name)

帕劳
pà láo

Republic of Palau or Belau (Pacific island nation)

强迫劳动
qiǎng pò láo dòng

forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)

徒劳
tú láo

futile

徒劳无功
tú láo wú gōng

to work to no avail (idiom)

徒劳无益
tú láo wú yì

futile endeavor (idiom)

慢性疲劳症候群
màn xìng pí láo zhèng hòu qún

chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

房劳
fáng láo

deficiency of kidney essence due to sexual excess (TCM)

托克劳
tuō kè láo

Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)

拉文克劳
lā wén kè láo

Ravenclaw (Harry Potter)

按劳分配
àn láo fēn pèi

distribution according to work

效劳
xiào láo

to serve (in some capacity)

效犬马之劳
xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo

to render one's humble services

施特劳斯
shī tè láo sī

Strauss (name)

有劳
yǒu láo

(polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)

有劳得奖
yǒu láo dé jiǎng

a good dog deserves a bone (idiom)

朝劳动党
cháo láo dòng dǎng

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

朝鲜劳动党
cháo xiǎn láo dòng dǎng

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

枉劳
wǎng láo

to work in vain

栗背伯劳
lì bèi bó láo

(bird species of China) Burmese shrike (Lanius collurioides)

棕尾伯劳
zōng wěi bó láo

(bird species of China) red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)

棕背伯劳
zōng bèi bó láo

(bird species of China) long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach)

楔尾伯劳
xiē wěi bó láo

(bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)

汗马功劳
hàn mǎ gōng láo

war exploits

灰伯劳
huī bó láo

(bird species of China) great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)

灰背伯劳
huī bèi bó láo

(bird species of China) grey-backed shrike (Lanius tephronotus)

烦劳
fán láo

to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)

牛头伯劳
niú tóu bó láo

(bird species of China) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)

犒劳
kào láo

to reward with food and drink

犬马之劳
quǎn mǎ zhī láo

lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom)

生产劳动
shēng chǎn láo dòng

productive labor

疲劳症
pí láo zhèng

fatigue

眼过劳
yǎn guò láo

eye strain

神劳形瘁
shén láo xíng cuì

to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)

积劳成疾
jī láo chéng jí

to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork

红尾伯劳
hóng wěi bó láo

(bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)

红背伯劳
hóng bèi bó láo

(bird species of China) red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)

耐劳
nài láo

hardy

圣劳伦斯河
shèng láo lún sī hé

St Lawrence River, Canada

联产到劳
lián chǎn dào láo

to pay sb according to their productivity

能者多劳
néng zhě duō láo

it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)

脑力劳动
nǎo lì láo dòng

mental labor

举手之劳
jǔ shǒu zhī láo

lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)

舟车劳顿
zhōu chē láo dùn

travel-worn

苦劳
kǔ láo

toil

草原灰伯劳
cǎo yuán huī bó láo

(bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)

荒漠伯劳
huāng mò bó láo

(bird species of China) isabelline shrike (Lanius isabellinus)

虎纹伯劳
hǔ wén bó láo

(bird species of China) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus)

贤劳
xián láo

diligent

辛劳
xīn láo

laborious

过劳
guò láo

overwork

过劳死
guò láo sǐ

karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork

过劳肥
guò láo féi

overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest)

远劳
yuǎn láo

(courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey

酬劳
chóu láo

reward

重复性劳损
chóng fù xìng láo sǔn

repetitive strain injury (RSI)

金属疲劳
jīn shǔ pí láo

metal fatigue

鞍马劳顿
ān mǎ láo dùn

travel-worn

体力劳动
tǐ lì láo dòng

physical labor

麦当劳
mài dāng láo

MacDonald or McDonald (name)

麦当劳叔叔
mài dāng láo shū shu

Ronald McDonald

黑额伯劳
hēi é bó láo

(bird species of China) lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)