manual labor; work; chores
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
manual labor; physical work; chores
informalRefers to all kinds of manual or physical work. Often used in spoken language.
Tā他
shǒu手
yì艺
hǎo好
，
cū粗
xì细
huó活
lu路
dōu都
huì会
gàn干
。
He is skilled; he can do both rough and fine manual work.
Jiā家
lǐ里
de的
huó活
lu路
tài太
duō多
，
wǒ我
yī一
gè个
rén人
máng忙
bù不
guò过
lái来
。
There's too much housework; I can't handle it all by myself.
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Zuì最
jìn近
gōng工
dì地
shàng上
de的
huó活
lu路
duō多
，
gōng工
zī资
yě也
gāo高
le了
yī一
xiē些
。
There's been a lot of manual work at the construction site lately, and the wages have increased a bit.