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活儿

huó r · huo r

Traditional 活兒

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. work
  2. (lots of) things to do
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)干活儿(gànhuór)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, are you working?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，今天(jīntiān)活儿(huór)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

    Yes, there is too much work today.

  3. Liangliang

    要(yào)我(wǒ)帮忙(bāngmáng)吗(ma)？

    Do you want my help?

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)搬(bān)那些(nàxiē)箱子(xiāngzi)，这个(zhège)活儿(huór)很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)。

    OK, you move those boxes. This job is easy.

  5. Liangliang

    简单(jiǎndān)？这(zhè)箱子(xiāngzi)好(hǎo)重(zhòng)！

    Easy? These boxes are so heavy!

  6. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)是(shì)说(shuō)我(wǒ)的(de)活儿(huór)简单(jiǎndān)。

    Sorry, I meant that my job is easy.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)活(huó)儿(r)还(hái)得(děi)俺(ǎn)来(lái)弄(nòng)，别(bié)人(rén)可(kě)不(bù)行(xíng)。

This job still has to be done by me. No one else can handle it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)那(nà)么(me)难(nán)做(zuò)的(de)活(huó)儿(r)丢(diū)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

He left me with tons of hard work to do.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by paper1n0 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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