劳心劳力
láo​xīn​láo​lì

to tax one's mind and body

  • created sense approved 劳心劳力/勞心勞力 · láo​xīn​láo​lì · to tax one's mind and body — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    劳心劳力 / 勞心勞力

    láo​xīn​láo​lì

    to tax one's mind and body

    to put in great effort both mentally and physically; to work extremely hard

    劳心 (literal) → 劳心/勞心 · láo​xīn · to work with one's mind 劳力 (literal) → 劳力/勞力 · láo​lì · to labor physically

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 劳心劳力/勞心勞力 · láo​xīn​láo​lì · demanding — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    劳心劳力 / 勞心勞力

    láo​xīn​láo​lì

    demanding

    of a task or work: requiring a high level of mental and physical effort; exhausting

    劳心 (literal) → 劳心/勞心 · láo​xīn · to work with one's mind 劳力 (literal) → 劳力/勞力 · láo​lì · to labor physically

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense