劳 – vocab dash

劳láo

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Meanings

1. (bound form) to toil; labor

2. (bound form) laborer

3. (bound form) meritorious deed

4. (bound form) fatigue

5. to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth)

6. (bound form) to express appreciation for sb's efforts (Taiwan pr. lào)

Characters used

劳to toil

Examples2

他tā劳láo无wú所suǒ获huò。

He wasn't given any reward for his service.

故gù天tiān将jiāng降jiàng大dà任rèn于是yúshì人rén也yě，必bì先xiān苦kǔ其qí心志xīnzhì，劳láo其qí筋骨jīngǔ，饿è其qí体肤tǐfū，空kōng乏fá其qí身shēn，行xíng拂fú乱luàn其qí所suǒ为wéi，所以suǒyǐ动心dòngxīn忍rěn性xìng，曾zēng益yì其qí所suǒ不能bùnéng。

When Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility on a person, it must first distress their mind, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their body, and deprive them of resources, making their actions go against their will. This is done to stimulate their heart and temper their character, thereby increasing what they are capable of.