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操劳 (cāo láo): to work hard; to look after

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
to work hard; to look after
Characters
2
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 7

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to work hard
  • to look after

Chinese explanation

  • 辛苦地劳动
  • 为了生活或工作长时间忙碌,费心费力。

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Example sentences

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Mom works hard at housework every day, busy from morning till night, without even time to sit down and have a cup of tea.

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In order to pay for his children's education, he works hard away from home all year round and seldom returns.

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Teacher Wang worked hard all his life; after retirement, he can finally rest well.

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Looking at his wife's rough hands from hard work, his heart was filled with gratitude and guilt.

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The nurses work hard day and night, carefully taking care of every patient; it's very tough.

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