慰 wèi
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 尉 officer, military rank 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
慰劳
wèiláo
to reward or comfort someone for their hard work
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
- 项目结束后，公司拿出专项奖金慰劳连续通宵的技术团队。 Xiàngmù jiéshù hòu, gōngsī náchū zhuānxiàng jiǎngjīn wèiláo liánxù tōngxiāo de jìshù tuánduì. After the project ended, the company set aside a special bonus to reward the technical team that had worked through successive nights.
- 中秋节前，公司准备了礼物，慰劳辛苦一年的员工。 Zhōngqiū jié qián, gōngsī zhǔnbèi le lǐwù, wèiláo xīnkǔ yī nián de yuángōng. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the company prepared gifts to reward its employees for a year of hard work.
- 队员们训练了一整天，教练买来饮料慰劳他们。 Duìyuánmen xùnliàn le yī zhěng tiān, jiàoliàn mǎi lái yǐnliào wèiláo tāmen. The team members trained all day, so the coach bought drinks to reward them.
Related words
- 安慰 ānwèi to comfort
- 慰问 wèiwèn to visit and show concern
- 欣慰 xīnwèi gratified; comforted
- 劳动 láodòng physical work
- 劳动力 láodònglì labor force
- 疲劳 píláo tired
- 勤劳 qínláo hardworking
- 操劳 cāoláo to toil; to work hard and worry
- 功劳 gōngláo merit; credit; contribution
- 汗马功劳 hànmǎgōngláo outstanding contribution; great service
- 劳驾 láojià Excuse me; may I trouble you
- 劳累 láolèi tired from work; worn out