过劳

過勞

guòláo

verb

Meanings

1 to overwork
2 to be overworked
3 overexertion

Characters

Examples

他因长期过劳住进了医院。

Tā yīn chángqī guòláo zhùjìn le yīyuàn.

He was hospitalized due to prolonged overwork.

身体过劳会引发很多疾病。

Shēntǐ guòláo huì yǐnfā hěn duō jíbìng.

Physical overwork can trigger many illnesses.

Tips

memory

过 means 'excessive' and 劳 means 'labor' — 过劳 is literally 'labor past the limit.' The same 过 appears in 过度 (excessive) and 过分 (going too far).

Stroke Order

过 guò

劳 láo