"劳" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Structure
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Prononciation
Mandarin láo; lào
Entry Methods
Pinyin lao2; lao4
Kanji /
Cangjie
TBKS
廿月乂尸
Sijiao 444.2
Wubi APLB
CNS 11643 3-2463
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+52B3
GB2312 C0CD
Results for 劳
 láo to toil / labor / laborer / to put sb to trouble (of doing sth) / meritorious deed / to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)
 lào to console
Results beginning with 劳
 láo dòng work / toil / physical labor / CL:次[ci4]
 láo wù service (work done for money) / services (as in "goods and services")
 láo lèi tired / exhausted / worn out / to toil
 láo gōng labor / laborer
 láo mó model worker
 láo lì labor / able-bodied worker / laborer / work force
 láo zuò work / manual labor
 láo zī labor and capital / labor and management
 láo jiào reeducation through labor
 láo kǔ to toil / hard work
 láo dùn (literary) fatigued / wearied
 láo lù to work hard / to toil
 láo gǎi abbr. for 勞動改造|劳动改造[lao2 dong4 gai3 zao4] / reform through labor / laogai (prison camp)
 láo xīn to work with one's brains / to rack one's brains / to worry
 láo jià excuse me
 láo shén to be a tax on (one's mind) / to bother / to trouble / to be concerned
 láo sǔn strain (medicine)
 láo yì forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor
 láo fán to inconvenience / to trouble (sb with a request)
 láo fāng labor (as opposed to capital or management) / the workers
 láo gù labor and employer
 láo juàn exhausted / worn out
 láo shāng disorder of internal organs caused by overexertion
 láo yì work and rest
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 láo dòng lì labor force / manpower
 láo dòng zhě worker / laborer
 Láo lún sī Lawrence (person name)
 Láo dòng jié International Labor Day (May Day)
 Láo lì shì Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)
 láo jiào suǒ correctional institution / labor camp
 láo wěi huì labor committee / abbr. for 勞動委員會|劳动委员会
 Láo āi dé Lloyd (name) / Lloyd's (London-based insurance group)
 Láo dòng Bào Trud (Russian newspaper)
 Láo dòng hào Nodong, series of North Korean medium range missiles
 láo dòng yíng labor camp / prison camp with hard labor
 láo gǎi yíng correctional labor camp
 láo shí zi (dialect) nuisance / pain
 láo dòng hé tong labor contract / contract between employer and employees governing wages and conditions
 láo dòng rén mín working people / the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past
 láo dòng mó fàn model worker
 láo dòng néng lì ability to work
 Láo sī Lái sī Rolls-Royce
 láo dòng jiào yǎng reeducation through labor
 láo mín shāng cái waste of manpower and resources
 láo wù shì chǎng labor market
 láo dòng bǎo xiǎn labor insurance
 láo yàn fēn fēi the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom) / (usually of a couple) to part from each other
 láo ér wú gōng to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail
 láo dòng gǎi zào reeducation through labor / laogai (prison camp)
 láo xīn kǔ sī to rack one's brains / to think hard
  labour supply
  efficiency of labour
  labour administration
  labour statistics
  labour policy
  labour mobility
 láo dòng jì néng job skill
 Láo dòng xīn wén Rodong Sinmun (Workers' news), the official newspaper of the North Korean WPK's Central Committee
 láo gōng quán lì labour rights
 láo gù guān xì relations between labor and employer / industrial relations
 láo lao dāo dāo variant of 嘮嘮叨叨|唠唠叨叨[lao2 lao5 dao1 dao1]
 láo láo lù lù tiring / difficult to get by / painful
西 láo lā xī pàn lorazepam
 láo wù hé tong service contract
 láo wù jiāo huàn labor exchanges
 láo wù rén yuán contract workers (sent abroad)
 láo xīn láo lì to tax one's mind and body / demanding (work) / dedicated (worker) / hard-working
 láo yì jié hé to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
 láo zī fāng àn Labour / Management Programme
 láo zī guān xì industrial relations / relations between labor and capital
 láo dòng lì shì chǎng labour market
 láo dòng shēng chǎn lu:4 labour productivity
  labour force survey
  labour-intensive
  labour force participation rate
  labour migration
 láo dòng lì zī yuán labour resources
 láo shì duǎn gài dòu bomanga / ariella
  Lawson accounting system
  Convention concerning Labour Statistics
  labour-intensive
  Parti indépendant des travailleurs
 láo āi dé chuán jí shè Lloyd's Register of Shipping
 láo gōng hé suàn xì tǒng labour accounting system
 láo gōng tǒng jì nián jiàn Yearbook of Labour Statistics
  Conference on Labour and South Africa
  Council for Trade in Services
  labour-intensive technology
  Labour Information Data-Base
  Labour Statistics Data Bank
  labour-intensive industry
  ILO Branch Office
  Labour Information and Statistics Department
  Division of Labour and Social Services
  Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
  Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
  Labour and Population Policy Team
  Administrative Department of Labour and Employment
  Meeting of Experts in Labour Statistics
 láo gōng yí xǐ duō bian kuàng jià Multilateral Framework on Labour Migration
 láo lún sī shì jiè tǐ yù jiǎng Laureus
 láo gōng zǔ zhī gù wèn bàn gōng shì ILO Adviser's Office
  International Training Centre
·  Raul Prebisch Foundation
  ILO Programme of Assistance to Employers
  World Conference on Problems of Working Women
  International Conference of Historians of the Labour Movement
  Labour Intensive Public Works Programme
  ILO Tripartite Conference on Apartheid
  Special Labour Intensive Public Works Programme
  Expert-Level Meeting on Labour, Know-how and Social Security
  Tripartite ILO Conference on Southern Africa
Approximate Results for 劳
 pí láo fatigue / wearily / weariness / weary
 gōng láo contribution / meritorious service / credit
 qín láo hardworking / industrious / diligent
 tú láo futile
 xīn láo laborious
 chóu láo reward
 cāo láo to work hard / to look after
 xiào láo to serve (in some capacity) / to work for
 yǒu láo (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)
 dài láo to do sth in place of sb else
 wèi láo to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) / to comfort
 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4]
 fán láo to put sb to trouble (of doing sth) / vexation / inconvenience
 měi láo (Tw) arts and crafts (as a school subject)
 guò láo overwork
 nài láo hardy / able to resist hardship
 bó láo shrike
 fáng láo deficiency of kidney essence due to sexual excess (TCM)
 kǔ láo toil / hard work
 Lù láo laborer from mainland China (Tw)
 Pà láo Republic of Palau or Belau (Pacific island nation)
 piān láo undue trouble / Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me.
 wài láo abbr. for 外籍勞工|外籍劳工[wai4 ji2 lao2 gong1] / foreign worker
 wǎng láo to work in vain
 xián láo diligent
 yàn láo to offer condolences / Taiwan pr. [yan4 lao4]
 yuǎn láo (courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey / you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place)
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 Kè láo dé Claude (name)
 guò láo sǐ karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork
 bó láo niǎo shrike (family Laniidae)
 Bù láo ēn Browne (person name)
 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)
 huáng bā láo bangkirai / yellow balau
 huī bó láo (bird species of China) great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)
 Kè láo sī Claus or Klaus (name)
 Mài dāng láo MacDonald or McDonald (name) / McDonald's (fast food company)
 pí láo zhèng fatigue
 qín láo zhě worker
 tuō kè láo Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)
 yǎn guò láo eye strain
 chī kǔ nài láo hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
 tǐ lì láo dòng physical labor
 yī láo yǒng yì to get sth done once and for all
 rèn láo rèn yuàn to work hard without complaint (idiom)
 tú láo wú gōng to work to no avail (idiom)
 bù láo ér huò to reap without sowing (idiom)
 nǎo lì láo dòng mental labor / intellectual work
 hàn mǎ gōng láo war exploits / (fig.) heroic contribution
 àn láo fēn pèi distribution according to work
 hào yì wù láo to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)
 Shī tè láo sī Strauss (name) / Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer / Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer
 jī láo chéng jí to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom) / to fall ill from constant overwork
 bù cí láo kǔ to spare no effort
 duō láo duō dé work more and get more
 tú láo wú yì futile endeavor (idiom)
 ān mǎ láo dùn travel-worn
 jǔ shǒu zhī láo lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) / fig. a very slight effort
 kè kǔ nài láo to bear hardships and work hard (idiom) / assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
 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)
 wǔ láo qī shāng (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
 yǐ yì dài láo to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
  Olbiil Era Kelulau
  domestic labour
  compulsory labour
  marginal worker
 āi láo zhàn yì Battle
 bàn láo dòng lì one able to do light manual labor only / semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker
 bù láo wú huò no pain, no gain (idiom)
 Cháo Láo dòng dǎng Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
 dǐ yā láo gōng bonded labour
 hēi é bó láo (bird species of China) lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)
 hóng bèi bó láo (bird species of China) red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)
 hóng wěi bó láo (bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
 huāng mò bó láo (bird species of China) isabelline shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
 huī bèi bó láo (bird species of China) grey-backed shrike (Lanius tephronotus)
 hǔ wén bó láo (bird species of China) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus)
 jīn shǔ pí láo metal fatigue
 Kè láo fú dé Crawford (town in Texas)
 kè láo xiū sī Rudolf Clausius (1822-1888), German physicist and mathematician
 Lā wén kè láo Ravenclaw (Harry Potter)
 lián chǎn dào láo to pay sb according to their productivity
 lì bèi bó láo (bird species of China) Burmese shrike (Lanius collurioides)
 nán huī bó láo (bird species of China) southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis)
 niú tóu bó láo (bird species of China) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
 qiǎng pò láo dòng forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)
 qiǎng pò láo yì hard labour
 qín jiǎn nài láo diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
 qín láo zhì fù to become rich by one's own efforts / self-made
 quǎn mǎ zhī láo lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom) / fig. faithful service
 shēng chǎn láo dòng productive labor
 shén láo xíng cuì to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)
 Shǐ tè láo sī (Tw) Strauss (name) / Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer / Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer
 wài jí láo gōng foreign worker
 xiē wěi bó láo (bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
 yǒu láo dé jiǎng a good dog deserves a bone (idiom)
 zhōu chē láo dùn travel-worn
 zōng bèi bó láo (bird species of China) long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach)
 zōng wěi bó láo (bird species of China) red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
 Guó jì Láo dòng Jié May Day / International Labor Day (May 1)
  battle stress reaction / battle fatigue / battle shock reaction
  international labour law
 cǎo yuán huī bó láo (bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)
 Cháo xiǎn Láo dòng dǎng Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
 chóng fù xìng láo sǔn repetitive strain injury (RSI)
 guó jì láo gōng jú International Labour Office
 Hòu shēng Láo dòng shěng Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)
怀 huái tè kè láo dé White
 juān zhù pí láo zhèng donor fatigue
 Kǎi fǎ láo ní yà Kefalonia, Greek Island in the Ionian sea
 Mài dāng láo Shū shu Ronald McDonald
 pà láo gòng hé guó the Republic of Palau
 Shèng Láo lún sī Hé St Lawrence River, Canada
 xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo to render one's humble services / to be at sb's beck and call
 yí mín láo gōng cūn batey
 Guó jì Láo gōng Zǔ zhī International Labor Organization
  working poor
  International Labour Conference
  International Labour Documentation
  entry into the labour force
  special labour contract
 qín láo bù yú kuì fá Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
 shí jì jiā tíng láo lì contributing family worker
  World Confederation of Labour
  labour-saving device
  drudgery-reducing devices
  International Institute for Labour Studies
  forced and compulsory labour
  Arab Labour Conference
  Caribbean Congress of Labour
  Inter-American Network for Labor Administration
  South African Confederation of Labour
  Arab Labour Organization
西 jiǎ huáng suān láo lā xī pàn lorazepam mesilate
 màn xìng pí láo zhèng hòu qún chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
  International Bureau of Economy and Work
  Inter-American Center for Labour Administration
  Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor
  Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour
  Convention concerning Labour Inspection in Agriculture
  Office of Social Affairs and Labour
  Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour
  International Labour Information System
  Constitution of the International Labour Organisation / ILO Constitution
  Conference of African Labour Ministers
  forced labour complaint mechanism
  age at entry into the labour force / age at accession to the labour force
  Sierra Leone Labour Congress
  Inter-American Programme on Labor Statistics
 běi měi láo wù hé zuò xié dìng North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
 tuō kè láo xiàn dài huà jiā yuán Modern House of Tokelau
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