Definition & Meaning

work; do manual work

Word usage

gàn huó r

干 活 儿

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v.work; do manual work
- tā men zhèng zài gàn huó r
  他们正在干活儿。
  They are at work now.
- bù gàn huó r jiù méi yǒu xīn shuǐ
  不干活儿就没有薪水。
  A person who doesn't work won't get paid.
- tā cháng cháng gēn nóng mín zài yī qǐ gàn huó r
  他常常跟农民在一起干活儿。
  He often works with the farmers.
- tā men yī qīng zǎo jiù gàn huó r qù le
  他们一清早就干活儿去了。
  They went out to work early in the morning.
synonym
gōng zuò工作 zuò shì做事 zuò gōng做工 zuò huó r做活儿 zuò huó做活

Word usage

Separable word
"干" and "活儿" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 干完活儿，我们可以休息一会儿。
  After work, we can have a break.
- 他正在地里干着活儿。
  He is doing farm work in the field.
- 他在北京干过活儿。
  He worked in Beijing.

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