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操劳
cāo láo
to work hard, to toil

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What does 操劳 mean?

操劳 (pinyin: cāo láo) means to work hard, to toil. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 操劳

My mother worked hard for the family all her life.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing

The characters of 操劳

cāocomponent character
láocomponent character

Related HSK 6 words

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谢绝xiè juépolitely decline, refuse
恍然大悟huǎng rán dà wùsuddenly realize, dawn on someone

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