操劳 cāoláo▶ trabajar duro

Stroke order

操劳 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

• 操 — 16 strokes
• 劳 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. to work hard
2. to look after

Related words

• 功劳crédito
• 勤劳trabajador
• 操作operación
• 操纵control
• 操练taladrar; practicar
• 劳动trabajo; mano de obra

操劳 is pronounced cāoláo and means “trabajar duro”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 操劳 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.