幹活

See also: 干活

Chinese

		main part of something; to manage; to work main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang)	to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
trad. (幹活)		幹	活
simp. (干活)		干	活

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gànhuó

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gon³ wut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gànhuó
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gannhwo
  - IPA ^(key): /kän⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (幹活兒／干活儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: gànhuór
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gannhwol
  - IPA ^(key): /kän⁵¹ xwɔɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gon³ wut⁶
  - Yale: gon wuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gon³ wut⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gon³ wud⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔːn³³ wuːt̚²/

Verb

幹活

to work; to be employed
to do manual labour

Usage notes

There are many equivalents for English to work in Chinese, the most common and generic being 工作 (gōngzuò). Use 上班 (shàngbān) for shift work, 辦公／办公 (bàngōng) for office or administration work and 幹活／干活 (gànhuó) for physical work.

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