劳利

勞利

Láolì

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Meanings

1 Lawley / Lowry / Laurie / Lauri (transliteration of a Western surname or given name)

Characters

profit; sharp; benefit

Examples

劳利先生在英国一所大学教书。

Láolì xiānsheng zài Yīngguó yì suǒ dàxué jiāoshū.

Mr. Lawley teaches at a university in England.

电影里的英雄叫劳利。

Diànyǐng lǐ de yīngxióng jiào Láolì.

The hero of the movie is called Laurie.

Tips

memory

劳 (láo, 'labor/toil') is a workhorse character for English 'Law-/Lau-/Lor-' onsets (劳伦斯 Lawrence, 劳拉 Laura). Pair it with 利 (lì, 'profit/sharp') for the '-ley/-ry/-rie' ending. The same 劳 character also writes 劳工 (laborer) and 劳动 (labor) — totally different sense in those words.

Stroke Order

劳 láo

利 lì