操 cāo
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 喿 the sound of birds chirping
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
操劳
cāoláo
to toil; to work hard and worry
Characters in this word
劳 láo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 她为社区防疫操劳了整整三个月，身体明显消瘦了。 Tā wèi shèqū fángyì cāoláo le zhěngzhěng sān ge yuè, shēntǐ míngxiǎn xiāoshòu le. She worked tirelessly for community epidemic prevention for three full months, and she had clearly lost weight.
- 妈妈为这个家操劳了一辈子。 Māma wèi zhège jiā cāoláo le yí bèizi. Mum has toiled for this family all her life.
- 你别太操劳了，要注意休息。 Nǐ bié tài cāoláo le, yào zhùyì xiūxi. Don't overwork yourself, and remember to rest.
Related words
- 操场 cāochǎng sports field
- 操作 cāozuò to operate
- 体操 tǐcāo gymnastics
- 操控 cāokòng to control; to manipulate
- 操练 cāoliàn to drill; to train
- 操心 cāoxīn to worry about; to take trouble over
- 操纵 cāozòng to manipulate; to control
- 劳动 láodòng physical work
- 劳动力 láodònglì labor force
- 疲劳 píláo tired
- 勤劳 qínláo hardworking
- 功劳 gōngláo merit; credit; contribution