What 干活儿 means
- do manual labor
- to work
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What does 干活儿 mean in English?
干活儿 is pronounced gàn huór and means do manual labor, to work.
How do you pronounce 干活儿?
干活儿 is gàn huór 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 gàn huór.
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.
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