干活

幹活

gànhuó

verb #2,116

Meanings

1 to work
2 to do manual labor

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Examples

他每天干活到很晚。

Tā měi tiān gànhuó dào hěn wǎn.

He works until very late every day.

别偷懒，快干活！

Bié tōulǎn, kuài gànhuó!

Don’t be lazy, get to work!

农民在田里干活。

Nóngmín zài tián lǐ gànhuó.

The farmers are working in the fields.

Tips

usage

干活 typically refers to physical or manual work. For office or intellectual work, 工作 (gōngzuò) is more appropriate.

Stroke Order

干 gàn

活 huó