cūhuór
粗活儿
heavy manual labor; unskilled work
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
heavy, unskilled manual labor; rough work
informalOften refers to physically demanding jobs that do not require specialized training or fine skills, such as moving goods, cleaning, basic construction tasks, or farm labor. Frequently contrasted with "细活儿" (detailed, skilled work).
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.
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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.