láo
积劳
accumulated fatigue; tuberculosis
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suffer from long-term exhaustion
archaicA classical/literary term, often associated with illness arising from chronic overwork.
Jī积
láo劳
chéng成
jí疾
，
tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
wò卧
chuáng床
xiū休
yǎng养
。
Suffering from illness due to long-term exhaustion, he had to rest in bed.
Gǔ古
rén人
yún云
，
yōu忧
sī思
shāng伤
shēn身
，
jī积
láo劳
sǔn损
shòu寿
。
The ancients said that worry harms the body, and accumulated toil damages longevity.
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Tā他
wèi为
shì事
yè业
dǎ打
pīn拼
bàn半
shēng生
，
zhōng终
yīn因
jī积
láo劳
ér而
bìng病
dǎo倒
。
He worked hard for his career for half his life and finally fell ill due to accumulated fatigue.