干活儿 gànhuór

1. To work; to be employed^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 干活儿, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

干活儿 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 干活儿 mean in English?

干活儿 is pronounced gànhuór and means To work; to be employed †.

How do you pronounce 干活儿?

干活儿 is gànhuór in pinyin — written ganhuor without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 干活儿?

干活儿 is written with 3 characters: 干 (gān / gàn) Dry (responsible); Capable, 活 (huó) Live (alive - lively - work), 儿 (ér) Son. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 干活儿 written in traditional Chinese?

幹活兒. The simplified form 干活儿 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 幹活兒 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced gànhuór.

Is 干活儿 an HSK word?

Yes — 干活儿 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.