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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 劳民伤财

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
劳民伤财 láo mín shāng cái - waste of manpower and resources

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 44,341 36,869

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
láo- (bound form) to toil; labor
- (bound form) laborer
- (bound form) meritorious deed
- (bound form) fatigue
- to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth)
- to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. [lao4])
mín- surname Min
mín- (bound form) the people
- inhabitants of a country
shāng- to injure
- injury
- wound
cái- money
- wealth
- riches
- property
- valuables

Other Words Containing 劳民伤财

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo