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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

劳 [láo]
  1. 1. verb [劳动] work
  2. 2. verb [烦劳] trouble
    劳您帮我看下行李。
    Would you mind keeping an eye on my luggage?
  3. 3. verb [慰劳] reward
  4. 4. noun [劳苦] toil
    积劳成疾
    collapse from overwork
  5. 5. noun [功劳] service

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

劳 [láo]
  1. 1. verb work; labour
  2. 2. verb [Polite] (used in asking a favour of somebody) put somebody to the trouble of
    劳你帮个忙。
    Will you please do me a favour (or give me a hand)?
  3. 3. verb express one's appreciation (to the performer of a task); reward
    犒劳
    reward with food and drink
  4. 4. noun fatigue; toil
    积劳成疾
    fall ill from constant overwork
  5. 5. noun meritorious deed; service
    汗马之劳
    distinctions won in battle; war exploits

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

劳 [láo]
  1. 1. 形 辛勤；劳苦
    一劳永逸
    劳累。
  2. 2. 动 使劳苦
    劳民伤财
    劳师动众
    劳心。
  3. 3. 动 烦劳(请别人做事时的客套话)
    劳驾
    有劳
    偏劳。
  4. 4. 名 功勋
    汗马之劳
    功劳
    劳绩。
  5. 5. 动 慰劳
    犒劳
    劳军。
  6. 6. 动 劳动
    不劳而获
    多劳多得
    劳务。
  7. 7. 名 指劳动者
    劳资关系。
  8. 8. 统读ｌáｏ，不读ｌàｏ。
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Examples

劳各位高参帮我选款汽车。
Please select a car for me.

Character Decomposition

艹
[cǎo]		 + 冖
[mì]		 + 力
[lì]

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