# 操劳 (cāoláo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 操劳 (cāoláo) means “to work hard; to toil”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to work hard; to toil
- Pinyin: cāoláo (cao1 lao2)
- Traditional: 操勞
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 父母为了这个家庭终年操劳。
  Fùmǔ wèile zhège jiātíng zhōngnián cāoláo.
  Parents work hard all year round for this family.

## Characters

- 操 (cāo): to grasp; to hold
- 劳 (láo): to toil; labor; laborer

https://hanziro.com/word/cao-lao-work-hard/

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