toil; exhaustion; overwork
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
toiled; fatigued; worn out from hard work
literaryAn archaic or formal literary term, often used in classical or refined contexts to describe physical and mental exhaustion from overwork or hardship.
Tā他
wèi为
guó国
shì事
cāo操
láo劳
，
bù不
cí辞
láo劳
cuì瘁
。
He tirelessly managed state affairs without shirking the toil.
Tā他
yī一
shēng生
láo劳
cuì瘁
，
zhōng终
yú于
jī积
láo劳
chéng成
jí疾
。
He toiled all his life and eventually fell ill from overwork.
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Mǔ母
qīn亲
rì日
yè夜
láo劳
cuì瘁
，
fǔ抚
yǎng养
wǒ我
men们
zhǎng长
dà大
。
Our mother labored day and night, wearing herself out to raise us.
Kàn看
dào到
fù父
qīn亲
láo劳
cuì瘁
de的
shēn身
yǐng影
，
tā他
xīn心
zhōng中
bù不
rěn忍
。
Seeing his father's exhausted figure, he couldn't bear it in his heart.