Definition
劳苦 is a formal word meaning 'toil' or 'hard work'. It can be used as a noun (劳苦大众 'the toiling masses') or as a separable verb-object (离合词) where the object 苦 can be modified, for example 劳了一辈子的苦 'to toil for a lifetime'.
noun
toilhard work
n./v.o.
(verb-object) to toilto work hard
Examples
- 劳苦。Láodòng rénmín de láo kǔ shì zhídé zūnjìng de.The toil of working people is worthy of respect.
- ，。Láo le yí bèizi de kǔ, tā zhōngyú yǒu le zìjǐ de fángzi.He toiled his whole life and finally got his own house.
- 劳苦，。Tāmen zài zhè piàn tǔdì shàng xīnkǔ láo kǔ, huàn lái fēngshōu.They toiled hard on this land and reaped a good harvest.
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