劳神

勞神

láoshén

verb

Meanings

1 to trouble (someone) with a request
2 to tax one's mind
3 to bother / be concerned

Characters

Examples

这件事就劳神您帮忙处理一下。

Zhè jiàn shì jiù láoshén nín bāngmáng chǔlǐ yíxià.

Would you kindly trouble yourself to handle this matter?

身体不好，别为这点小事劳神。

Shēntǐ bù hǎo, bié wèi zhè diǎn xiǎo shì láoshén.

You're not well — don't tax your mind over such small things.

孩子的事总让父母劳神。

Háizi de shì zǒng ràng fùmǔ láoshén.

Things concerning their kids always worry parents.

Tips

register

Has two registers. As a polite request — 劳神您… — it's a courteous way to say 'may I trouble you to...'. In description — 劳神 / 为…劳神 — it means to expend mental energy or worry. Close to 费心, slightly more literary.

Stroke Order

劳 láo

神 shén