过劳

過勞

guòláo

verb

Meanings

1 to overwork
2 to be overworked
3 overexertion

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

他因长期过劳住进了医院。

Tā yīn chángqī guòláo zhù jìn le yīyuàn.

He was hospitalized due to prolonged overwork.

HSK 7-9

身体过劳会引发很多疾病。

Shēntǐ guòláo huì yǐnfā hěnduō 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