劳心 (láo xīn) — to work with one's mind; to use mental effort; to worry; to be anxious
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning 'to exert mental effort' (think/work hard mentally) or 'to worry' — it can also pair with 费力 ('劳心费力') to mean both mental and physical exertion. Often used in written or literary contexts rather than casual speech.
verb
to work with one's mindto use mental effortto worryto be anxious
Examples
- 劳心，。Zhè jiàn shì tài láo xīn le, wǒ bù xiǎng zài guǎn le.This matter is too mentally draining; I don't want to deal with it anymore.
- ，。Wèi le hái zi men, fù mǔ láo le yí bèi zi xīn.For their children, the parents worried their whole lives.
- ，。Tā měi tiān láo xīn fèi lì dì gōng zuò, cóng bú bào yuàn.He works hard with mental and physical effort every day, never complaining.
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