láo
gōng
gāo

idiom
common

Meaning of 劳苦功高

劳苦功高 means to have toiled hard and performed great deeds; to have worked diligently and made monumental contributions. Pronounced láo kǔ gōng gāo.

  • to have toiled hard and performed great deeds; to have worked diligently and made monumental contributions

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
wèi
lǎo
jiāng
jūn
shēng
zhēng
zhàn
 
láo
gōng
gāo
 

This old general fought in battles his whole life; he toiled hard and performed great deeds.

yán
tuán
duì
wèi
zhè
ge
xiàng
fèn
dòu
le
shí
nián
 
zhēn
shì
láo
gōng
gāo
 

The research team struggled for this project for ten years; they truly worked hard and made great contributions.

shǐ
huì
zhù
zhè
xiē
láo
gōng
gāo
de
jiàn
shè
zhě
men
 

History will remember these builders who toiled hard and performed great deeds.

zài
gōng
chuàng
chū
xià
le
hàn
gōng
láo
 
wèi
láo
gōng
gāo
 

He performed outstanding feats during the company's early days; one could say he toiled hard and performed great deeds.