káng
huó

archaic
historical

Meaning of 扛活

扛活 means work as a hired laborer; toil for a landlord or rich peasant. Pronounced káng huó.

  • work as a hired laborer; toil for a landlord or rich peasant

Definitions & Examples

ye
nián
qīng
de
shí
hou
 
zài
Zhāng
cái
zhu
jiā
káng
huó
 

When his grandfather was young, he worked as a farmhand for the landlord, Zhang.

Jiù
shè
huì
 
hěn
duō
rén
kào
gěi
zhu
káng
huó
wéi
chí
shēng
 

In the old society, many people relied on laboring for landlords to make a living.

káng
le
bèi
zi
huó
 
méi
néng
zǎn
xià
shén
me
qián
 

He toiled as a laborer his whole life, yet still couldn't save any money.