劳动 láodòng▶ lao động

Stroke order

劳动 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 劳 — 7 strokes
• 动 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. work
2. toil
3. physical labor

Related words

• 主动Năng động
• 劳驾Xin lỗi
• 振动rung động
• 生动sống động
• 疲劳mệt mỏi, sự mệt mỏi
• 移动di chuyển; chuyển động

劳动 is pronounced láodòng and means “lao động”. It belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 劳动 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.