勞 (lou4 | lao2) : labour; hard-working; trouble; reward

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勞

lou4

lao2

[1] [n] labour; toil; meritorious deed
[2] [adj] hard-working; fatigued; exhausted
[3] [v] trouble; bother; give sb a hand
[4] [v] reward; express one's appreciation

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 力 (#19)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

勞 / 劳

This word has been viewed 9780 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Oct 2013 14:36

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勞改 lou4 goi2 lao2 gai3 = abbr. for 勞動改造 reform through labor; prison camp

勞駕 lou4 gaa3 lao2 jia4 = excuse me 國

勞氣 lou4 hei3 = bad-tempered; wearisome 粵

勞動節 lou4 dung6 zit3 lao2 dong4 jie2 = International Labor Day

操勞 cou1 lou4 cao1 lao2 = to work hard; to look after

勤勞 kan4 lou4 qin2 lao2 = hardworking; industrious; diligent

多勞多得 do1 lou4 do1 dak1 duo1 lao2 duo1 de2 = the harder you work, the more you reap

勞動 lou4 dung6 lao2 dong4 = (physical) labor

勞動力 lou4 dung6 lik6 lao2 dong4 li4 = labour force

勞工 lou4 gung1 lao2 gong1 = labor
See all 65 compounds (CantoDict reports 75 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 勞
Unicode code for this character: U+52de (off-site link)

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