劳苦

勞苦
láokǔ
  1. to toil
  2. hard work

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to express recognition for someone's service or achievement
  2. to express recognition for someone's service or achievement
  3. toil; hard work; suffering

Wiktionary

劳累辛苦。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 劳 láo
  1. (bound form) to toil; labor
  2. (bound form) laborer
  3. (bound form) meritorious deed
  4. (bound form) fatigue
  5. to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth)
  6. to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. lào)
2 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly

Containing this entry

不辞劳苦 bùcíláokǔ to spare no effort
劳苦功高 láokǔgōnggāo

Related entries

劳碌 láolù
  1. to work hard
  2. to toil
劳累 láolèi
  1. tired
  2. exhausted
  3. worn out
  4. to toil
当亚历克斯·弗格森看到自己的球员劳累时，他总是叫替补上场。

When Sir Alex Ferguson saw that his players were getting tired, he always substituted them.

Source: Tatoeba

苦功 kǔgōng
  1. hard work
  2. laborious effort
  3. painstaking work
苦劳 kǔláo
  1. toil
  2. hard work
苦练 kǔliàn
  1. to train hard
  2. to practice diligently
  3. hard work
  4. blood, sweat, and tears