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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 操劳

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
操劳 cāo láo - to work hard
- to look after

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
6 9 23,112 27,239 16,988

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
cāo- to grasp
- to hold
- to operate
- to manage
- to control
- to steer
- to exercise
- to drill (practice)
- to play
- to speak (a language)
cào- variant of 肏[cao4]
cāo- old variant of 操[cao1]
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])

Other Words Containing 操劳

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
操劳 6 9 23,112 27,239 16,988