cūhuór
活儿（兒）
common
Meaning of 粗活儿
粗活儿 means heavy, unskilled manual labor; rough work. Pronounced cū huór.
- heavy, unskilled manual labor; rough work
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zài在
gōng工
dì地
shàng上
gàn干
de的
dōu都
shì是
xiē些
cū粗
huór活
儿
。
The work he does on the construction site is all heavy manual labor.
Zhè这
xiē些
cū粗
huór活
xū儿
yào需
tǐ要
lì体
hǎo力
de好
rén的
lái人
zuò来
做
。
This kind of rough work requires people with good physical strength.
Nián年
qīng轻
shí时
wǒ我
gàn干
guò过
bù不
shǎo少
cū粗
huór活
bǐ儿
，
rú比
bān如
zhuān搬
wā砖
、
qú挖
渠
。
When I was young, I did a lot of unskilled labor, like moving bricks and digging ditches.
Zhè这
kě可
bù不
shì是
xì细
huór活
jiù儿
，
shì就
gè是
cū个
huór粗
yǒu活
lì儿
，
qì有
jiù力
xíng气
就
行
。
This isn't fine work, it's just rough work; as long as you have strength, you can do it.
Chǎng厂
lǐ里
zhāo招
lín临
shí时
gōng工
，
fù负
zé责
dǎ打
bāo包
zhī之
lèi类
de的
cū粗
huór活
儿
。
The factory is hiring temporary workers for rough jobs like packing.