Keyword
to toil
- to labor
- to do manual work
- Frequency
- #850
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
láo100%
Mnemonic
A man lifting 力 a load 冖 of grass 艹
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
劳动
work; toil; physical labor
劳动力
labor force; manpower
劳工
labor; laborer
劳
(bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) meritorious deed; (bound form) fatigue; to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth); (bound form) to express appreciation for sb's efforts (Taiwan pr. lào)
麦当劳
McDonald's (fast food company)
劳动者
worker; laborer
劳务
service (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services")
勤劳
hardworking; industrious; diligent
疲劳
fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary
功劳
contribution; meritorious service; credit
劳力
labor; able-bodied worker; laborer; work force
劳资
labor and capital; workers and capitalists
劳伦斯
Lawrence (person name)
效劳
to serve (in some capacity); to work for
劳教
reeducation through labor
劳改
abbr. for 劳动改造 (láodònggǎizào); reform through labor; laogai (prison camp)
克劳德
Claude (name)
劳作
work; manual labor
徒劳
futile
酬劳
reward
劳累
tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil
劳斯莱斯
Rolls-Royce
辛劳
laborious
劳动节
International Labor Day (May Day)