操劳
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Definitions
- (verb) to work hard
- to look after
Example Sentences
母亲为家庭操劳了一辈子。
Mǔqīn wèi jiātíng cāoláo le yī bèizi
Mother worked hard for the family her whole life
Related Words
俾夜作昼(bǐ yè zuò zhòu)— lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
→做牛做马(zuò niú zuò mǎ)— lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard
→刻苦耐劳(kè kǔ nài láo)— to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
→前人栽树,后人乘凉(qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng)— to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
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