干活儿

幹活兒

gànhuór

verb HSK 2 #26,584

Meanings

活儿 (huór) means 'work/job' in colloquial Chinese. 干活儿 = to do physical work.

Tā měi tiān dōu zài gànhuór.

He works every day.

Gànhuór lèi le jiù xiūxi yíxià.

Rest for a bit when you get tired from working.

Tā gànhuór hěn rènzhēn.

He works very diligently.

usage

干活儿 is colloquial and typically refers to manual or physical labor. For office work, you'd more commonly say 工作 (gōngzuò).

mistakes

The character 干 has two pronunciations: gān (dry; cheers) and gàn (to do/work). Context determines which one.

干 gàn

活 huó

儿 ér