help ... out ⇒ 打印的事就请您代劳了！ Dǎyìn de shì jiù qǐng nín dàiláo le! → Could you help me out with the printing?

( 敬 ) go to trouble ( pt went ) , pp gone ⇒ 让您偏劳,谢谢了。 Ràng nín piānláo, xièxie le. → Thanks for going to so much trouble.

contribution

( 气力 ) labour ( 英 ) labor ( 美 )

labour ( 英 ) 或 labor ( 美 ) service

labour ( 英 ) labor ( 美 ) ⇒ 脑力劳动 nǎolì láodòng → brain work

hard labour ( 英 ) 或 labor ( 美 )

reform through hard labour

toil

exhausted

hard-working

labour ( 英 ) 或 labor ( 美 ) and capital

( 客套 ) excuse me ⇒ 劳驾,把盐递过来。 Láojià, bǎ yán dì guòlái. → Excuse me, would you mind passing me the salt?

hard-working

futile

show appreciation ( pt showed ) , pp shown

work hard ⇒ 校长为学生操劳过度,病倒了。 Xiàozhǎng wèi xuéshēng cāoláo guòdù, bìngdǎo le. → The head teacher worked excessively hard for the pupils, and fell ill.

serve

trouble ⇒ 有劳您帮我咨询一下。 Yǒuláo nín bāng wǒ zīxún yīxià. → Could I trouble you to help me make a few enquiries?

trouble ⇒ 烦劳您给孩子们读个故事。 Fánláo nín gěi háizimen dú gè gùshi. → Would you mind reading a story to the children?

reward with a feast

( 劳累 ) weary

not be afraid of hard work

toil

repay ( pt , pp repaid )

( 劳动能力 ) labour ( 英 ) labor ( 美 )

get things right once and for all

no trouble at all ⇒ “谢谢你开车送我回家。”“不客气。 举手之劳。” "Xièxiè nǐ kāichē sòng wǒ huíjiā." "Bù kèqi. Jǔ shǒu zhī láo." → "Thanks for driving me home." "You're welcome — it was no trouble at all."

wait for the enemy to wear themselves out

work hard despite other people's criticism

waste of manpower and resources

bone idle

distinguished service ⇒ 他为公司的创建立下了汗马功劳。 Tā wèi gōngsī de chuàngjiàn lìxiàle hàn mǎ gōngláo. → He distinguished himself in the work involved in setting up the company.