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操劳 (cāo láo): Work hard (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

操 • cāo • to hold, to grasp, to operate, to conduct
cāo操

to hold, to grasp, to operate, to conduct

劳 • láo • to labor, to work
láo劳

to labor, to work

Word Info

Pinyincāo láo
Meaningwork hard
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 操劳.

  • 把手bǎ shǒuhandle; holder; hand; knob
  • 编织biān zhīto weave
  • 波涛bō tāogreat waves
  • 仓促cāng cùhastily; hurriedly
  • 并非bìng fēireally not
  • 表彰biǎo zhāngcommend; cite
  • 剥削bō xuēexploit
  • 不敢当bù gǎn dāngI really don't deserve it; you flatter me
  • 备份bèi fènback-up
  • 拜托bài tuōrequest somebody to do something; entrust
  • 采集cǎi jígather; collect
  • 部署bù shǔarrange; map out; lay out
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 操劳.

Words with 操
  • 操场cāo chǎngplayground; sports ground; drill ground
  • 操心cāo xīnto worry about; to take pains over; be concerned over
  • 体操tǐ cāogymnastic
操作
cāo zuò
operate; manipulate; handle
  • 操纵cāo zòngoperate; control; steer
  • 操练cāo liàndrill; practice
  • 操控cāo kòngManipulate / Control
  • 操办cāo bànto manage; to arrange
    • Words with 劳
    • 劳动láo dònglabour; bother
    • 劳驾láo jiàexcuse me
    • 疲劳pí láotired; fatigued; weary
    • 功劳gōng láocontribution; meritorious service
    • 勤劳qín láodiligent; industrious; hardworking
    • 劳动力láo dòng lìlabor force
    • 劳务láo wùLabor service / manpower service
    • 劳累láo lèiTired / exhausted
    4.

    How to Use 操劳 in Sentences

    Subject + Verbwith一生
    yī一
    shēng生
    cāo操
    láo劳
    neutralWritten
    toil all one's life
    Prepositional Phrase + Verbwith为家
    wèi为
    jiā家
    cāo操
    láo劳
    Verb + Complementwith过度
    cāo操
    láo劳
    guò过
    dù度
    Adverb + Verbwith日夜
    rì日
    yè夜
    cāo操
    láo劳
    5.

    Example Sentences with 操劳

    mā妈
    ma妈
    měi每
    tiān天
    cāo操
    láo劳
    neutral
    work hard for the family
    neutral
    overwork oneself
    neutral
    work day and night
    jiā家
    wù务
    。
    Mom works hard on household chores every day.
    tā他
    wèi为
    le了
    zhè这
    ge个
    xiàng项
    mù目
    rì日
    yè夜
    cāo操
    láo劳
    ，
    zhōng终
    yú于
    qǔ取
    dé得
    le了
    tū突
    pò破
    xìng性
    jìn进
    zhǎn展
    。
    He worked tirelessly day and night for this project and finally achieved a breakthrough.
    nín您
    bú不
    bì必
    wèi为
    zhè这
    xiē些
    suǒ琐
    shì事
    guò过
    dù度
    cāo操
    láo劳
    ，
    jiāo交
    gěi给
    tuán团
    duì队
    chǔ处
    lǐ理
    jiù就
    hǎo好
    。
    You don't need to work yourself too hard over these trivial matters; just leave them to the team.
    wèi为
    shén什
    me么
    nǐ你
    zǒng总
    shì是
    wèi为
    bié别
    ren人
    de的
    shì事
    qing情
    rú如
    cǐ此
    cāo操
    láo劳
    ，
    què却
    bù不
    guān关
    xīn心
    zì自
    jǐ己
    ？
    Why do you always work so hard for other people's affairs but neglect yourself?
    kàn看
    dào到
    fù父
    mǔ母
    wèi为
    wǒ我
    de的
    xué学
    yè业
    cāo操
    láo劳
    ，
    wǒ我
    xià下
    dìng定
    jué决
    xīn心
    yào要
    gèng更
    jiā加
    nǔ努
    lì力
    。
    Seeing my parents work hard for my studies, I resolved to strive even harder.