Usage of the character 勞

(courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey
you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place)

láozī

劳资

[勞資]

labor and capital; workers and capitalists

láogōng

劳工

[勞工]

labor
laborer

láojuàn

劳倦

[勞倦]

exhausted
worn out

láogǎi

劳改

[勞改]

abbr. for 勞動改造／劳动改造 (láodònggǎizào)
reform through labor
laogai (prison camp)

kǔláo

苦劳

[苦勞]

toil
hard work

láokǔ

劳苦

[勞苦]

to toil
hard work

kàoláo

犒劳

[犒勞]

to reward with food and drink
to feast (sb)
presents of food etc made to troops
Taiwan pr. (kàolào)

láolèi

劳累

[勞累]

tired
exhausted
worn out
to toil

láosǔn

劳损

[勞損]

strain (medicine)

láojià

劳驾

[勞駕]

excuse me

láoxīn

劳心

[勞心]

to work with one's brains
to rack one's brains
to worry

Lùláo

陆劳

[陸勞]

laborer from mainland China (Tw)

bóláo

伯劳

[伯勞]

shrike

wèiláo

慰劳

[慰勞]

to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc)
to comfort

gōngláo

功劳

[功勞]

contribution
meritorious service
credit

fángláo

房劳

[房勞]

deficiency of kidney essence due to sexual excess (TCM)

guòláo

过劳

[過勞]

overwork

xīnláo

辛劳

[辛勞]

laborious

láodòng

劳动

[勞動]

work
toil
physical labor
CL:次 (cì)

láoyì

劳逸

[勞逸]

work and rest

xiàoláo

效劳

[效勞]

to serve (in some capacity)
to work for

láogù

劳雇

[勞雇]

labor and employer

láofán

劳烦

[勞煩]

to inconvenience
to trouble (sb with a request)

láojiào

劳教

[勞教]

reeducation through labor

piānláo

偏劳

[偏勞]

undue trouble
Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me.

láoyì

劳役

[勞役]

forced labor
corvée (labor required of a serf)
animal labor

láodùn

劳顿

[勞頓]

(literary) fatigued
wearied

nàiláo

耐劳

[耐勞]

hardy
able to resist hardship

fánláo

烦劳

[煩勞]

to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
vexation
inconvenience

chóuláo

酬劳

[酬勞]

reward

láomó

劳模

[勞模]

model worker

qínláo

勤劳

[勤勞]

hardworking
industrious
diligent

láoshāng

劳伤

[勞傷]

disorder of internal organs caused by overexertion

wàiláo

外劳

[外勞]

abbr. for 外籍勞工／外籍劳工 (wàijíláogōng)
foreign worker

yànláo

唁劳

[唁勞]

to offer condolences
Taiwan pr. (yànlào)

měiláo

美劳

[美勞]

(Tw) arts and crafts (as a school subject)

cāoláo

操劳

[操勞]

to work hard
to look after

wǎngláo

枉劳

[枉勞]

to work in vain

Bùláo'ēn

布劳恩

[布勞恩]

Browne (person name)

Láodòng Bào

劳动报

[勞動報]

Trud (Russian newspaper)

guòláosǐ

过劳死

[過勞死]

karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork

láodòngzhě

劳动者

[勞動者]

worker; laborer

láodòngyíng

劳动营

[勞動營]

labor camp
prison camp with hard labor

láogǎiyíng

劳改营

[勞改營]

correctional labor camp

Láo'āidé

劳埃德

[勞埃德]

Lloyd (name)
Lloyd's (London-based insurance group)

guòláoféi

过劳肥

[過勞肥]

overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest)

píláozhèng

疲劳症

[疲勞症]

fatigue

Láolúnsī

劳伦斯

[勞倫斯]

Lawrence (person name)

yǎnguòláo

眼过劳

[眼過勞]

eye strain

Láolìshì

劳力士

[勞力士]

Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)

láoshízi

劳什子

[勞什子]

(dialect) nuisance
pain

Kèláosī

克劳斯

[克勞斯]

Claus or Klaus (name)

Kèláodé

克劳德

[克勞德]

Claude (name)

Màidāngláo

麦当劳

[麥當勞]

MacDonald or McDonald (name)
McDonald's (fast food company)

láojiàosuǒ

劳教所

[勞教所]

correctional institution
labor camp

Láodòngjié

劳动节

[勞動節]

International Labor Day (May Day)

bóláoniǎo

伯劳鸟

[伯勞鳥]

shrike (family Laniidae)

láodònglì

劳动力

[勞動力]

labor force
manpower

láowěihuì

劳委会

[勞委會]

labor committee
abbr. for 勞動委員會／劳动委员会

Tuōkèláo

托克劳

[托克勞]

Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)

huībóláo

灰伯劳

[灰伯勞]

(bird species of China) great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)

rènláorènyuàn

任劳任怨

[任勞任怨]

to work hard without complaint (idiom)

bùláowúhuò

不劳无获

[不勞無獲]

no pain, no gain (idiom)

láomínshāngcái

劳民伤财

[勞民傷財]

waste of manpower and resources

xiēwěibóláo

楔尾伯劳

[楔尾伯勞]

(bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)

túláowúgōng

徒劳无功

[徒勞無功]

to work to no avail (idiom)

ānmǎláodùn

鞍马劳顿

[鞍馬勞頓]

travel-worn

láowùhétong

劳务合同

[勞務合同]

service contract

quǎnmǎzhīláo

犬马之劳

[犬馬之勞]

lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom)
fig. faithful service

láodòngrénmín

劳动人民

[勞動人民]

working people
the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past

láoyànfēnfēi

劳燕分飞

[勞燕分飛]

the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
(usually of a couple) to part from each other

hēi'ébóláo

黑额伯劳

[黑額伯勞]

(bird species of China) lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)

hànmǎgōngláo

汗马功劳

[汗馬功勞]

war exploits
(fig.) heroic contribution

qínláozhìfù

勤劳致富

[勤勞致富]

to get rich through hard work

bànláodònglì

半劳动力

[半勞動力]

one able to do light manual labor only
semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker

jīláochéngjí

积劳成疾

[積勞成疾]

to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork

niútóubóláo

牛头伯劳

[牛頭伯勞]

(bird species of China) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)

hàoyìwùláo

好逸恶劳

[好逸惡勞]

to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)

láodòngnénglì

劳动能力

[勞動能力]

ability to work

yǐyìdàiláo

以逸待劳

[以逸待勞]

to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)

duōláoduōdé

多劳多得

[多勞多得]

work more and get more

shénláoxíngcuì

神劳形瘁

[神勞形瘁]

to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)

qiǎngpòláodòng

强迫劳动

[強迫勞動]

forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)

huāngmòbóláo

荒漠伯劳

[荒漠伯勞]

(bird species of China) isabelline shrike (Lanius isabellinus)

nánhuībóláo

南灰伯劳

[南灰伯勞]

(bird species of China) southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis)

láowùrényuán

劳务人员

[勞務人員]

contract workers (sent abroad)

Shītèláosī

施特劳斯

[施特勞斯]

Strauss (name)
Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer
Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer

néngzhěduōláo

能者多劳

[能者多勞]

(idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)

láozīguānxì

劳资关系

[勞資關係]

industrial relations
relations between labor and capital

láowùjiāohuàn

劳务交换

[勞務交換]

labor exchanges

láoxīnláolì

劳心劳力

[勞心勞力]

to tax one's mind and body
demanding (work)
dedicated (worker)
hard-working

hǔwénbóláo

虎纹伯劳

[虎紋伯勞]

(bird species of China) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus)

jǔshǒuzhīláo

举手之劳

[舉手之勞]

lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
fig. a very slight effort

wàijíláogōng

外籍劳工

[外籍勞工]

foreign worker

túláowúyì

徒劳无益

[徒勞無益]

futile endeavor (idiom)

ànláofēnpèi

按劳分配

[按勞分配]

distribution according to work

láolaodāodāo

劳劳叨叨

[勞勞叨叨]

variant of 嘮嘮叨叨／唠唠叨叨 (láolaodāodāo)

Shǐtèláosī

史特劳斯

[史特勞斯]

(Tw) Strauss (name)
Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer
Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer

wǔláoqīshāng

五劳七伤

[五勞七傷]

(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟／五脏 (wǔzàng), and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)

Láosī Láisī

劳斯莱斯

[勞斯萊斯]