hard, low-paying work
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
hard, low-paying work; thankless job
neutralThe opposite of "甜活儿". Often implies physical labor that is demanding and poorly compensated.
Wèi为
le了
yǎng养
jiā家
，
tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
gàn干
yī一
xiē些
jiàn建
zhù筑
gōng工
dì地
shàng上
de的
kǔ苦
huór活
儿
。
To support his family, he has no choice but to do some hard, low-paying work on construction sites.
Nà那
zhǒng种
chún纯
tǐ体
lì力
、
gōng工
zī资
yòu又
dī低
de的
huór活
jiù儿
shì就
diǎn是
xíng典
de型
kǔ的
huór苦
活
儿
。
That kind of pure manual labor with low wages is typical hard, low-paying work.
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Gōng公
sī司
lǐ里
méi没
rén人
yuàn愿
yì意
jiē接
zhè这
ge个
chī吃
lì力
bù不
tǎo讨
hǎo好
de的
kǔ苦
huór活
儿
。
No one in the company is willing to take on this thankless, hard job.
Nián年
qīng轻
rén人
yīng应
gāi该
duō多
duàn锻
liàn炼
，
bù不
yào要
yī一
kāi开
shǐ始
jiù就
pà怕
chī吃
kǔ苦
huór活
儿
。
Young people should train themselves more and shouldn't be afraid of doing hard, low-paying work from the start.